# South Carolina — Real estate deed witness requirements by US state — quoted from the state's own statute

For South Carolina, witness requirement is the signing must be acknowledged by the grantor, mortgagor, vendor, or lessor in the presence of two witnesses; limit or alternative is before any deed or other instrument in writing can be recorded in this State, it must be acknowledged or proved by the method described in subsection (A)(1), (A)(2), or (B); statute is S.C. Code § 30-5-30(B), recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** South Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Witness requirement:** the signing must be acknowledged by the grantor, mortgagor, vendor, or lessor in the presence of two witnesses _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limit or alternative:** before any deed or other instrument in writing can be recorded in this State, it must be acknowledged or proved by the method described in subsection (A)(1), (A)(2), or (B) _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** S.C. Code § 30-5-30(B) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (B) A deed or other instrument must be signed by the grantor, mortgagor, vendor, or lessor and the signing must be acknowledged by the grantor, mortgagor, vendor, or lessor in the presence of two witnesses, taken before some officer within this State competent to administer an oath.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Limit or alternative

> SECTION 30-5-30. Prerequisites to recording. Except as otherwise provided by statute, before any deed or other instrument in writing can be recorded in this State, it must be acknowledged or proved by the method described in subsection (A)(1), (A)(2), or (B).

### Statute

> SECTION 30-5-30. Prerequisites to recording. Except as otherwise provided by statute, before any deed or other instrument in writing can be recorded in this State

## Source

- https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t30c005.php

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-09-01.
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