H*4239(Rat #0325, Act #0256 of 2010)  General Bill, By Miller, Wylie, 
J.E. Smith and Anderson
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE SCHEDULE OF FEES AND COSTS COLLECTED BY COUNTY CLERKS OF
 COURT AND REGISTERS OF DEEDS, SO AS TO WAIVE THE RECORDING FEE OTHERWISE
 REQUIRED FOR A POWER OF ATTORNEY FILED BY A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE
 UNITED STATES PREPARATORY TO DEPLOYMENT TO A COMBAT ZONE UPON PRESENTATION OF
 COPIES OF THE DEPLOYMENT ORDER, TO WAIVE THE RECORDING FEE FOR A REVOCATION OF
 A POWER OF ATTORNEY FILED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
 TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE REVOCATION FEE IS WAIVED, AND TO
 DEFINE "COMBAT ZONE". - ratified title

   12/15/09  House  Prefiled
   12/15/09  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/12/10  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-41
   01/12/10  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-41
   01/13/10  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     J.E.Smith, Anderson
   01/14/10  House  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-542
   01/19/10  House  Read second time HJ-17
   01/19/10  House  Roll call Yeas-111  Nays-0 HJ-18
   01/20/10  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   01/21/10  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   01/21/10  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-12
   02/01/10  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott
   05/05/10  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-16
   05/26/10  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-56
   05/26/10  Senate Read second time SJ-56
   05/27/10  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-28
   06/02/10  House  Debate adjourned on amendments HJ-57
   06/02/10  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-77
   06/07/10         Ratified R 325
   06/11/10         Signed By Governor
   07/01/10         Effective date 06/11/10
   07/08/10         Act No. 256

(A256, R325, H4239)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 8-21-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SCHEDULE OF FEES AND COSTS COLLECTED BY COUNTY CLERKS OF COURT AND REGISTERS OF DEEDS, SO AS TO WAIVE THE RECORDING FEE OTHERWISE REQUIRED FOR A POWER OF ATTORNEY FILED BY A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES PREPARATORY TO DEPLOYMENT TO A COMBAT ZONE UPON PRESENTATION OF COPIES OF THE DEPLOYMENT ORDER, TO WAIVE THE RECORDING FEE FOR A REVOCATION OF A POWER OF ATTORNEY FILED BY OR ON BEHALF OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AND TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE REVOCATION FEE IS WAIVED, AND TO DEFINE "COMBAT ZONE".

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Recording and revocation filing fee for power of attorney waived, eligibility

SECTION    1.    Section 8-21-310(10) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 329 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"(10)    for filing power of attorney, trustee qualification, or other appointment, fifteen dollars, and an additional one dollar a page for a document containing more than four pages. However, upon presentation of a copy of deployment orders to a combat zone by or on behalf of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the filing fee for a power of attorney for the person deployed is waived. In addition, the filing fee for a revocation of power of attorney filed by or on behalf of a member of the armed forces of the United States is waived if the revocation is filed: (i) within three years from the date of filing the power of attorney; and (ii) a copy of the deployment orders to a combat zone is presented. For purposes of this item, 'combat zone' has the meaning provided in Internal Revenue Service Publication 3 and includes service in a qualified hazardous duty area;"

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 7th day of June, 2010.

Approved the 11th day of June, 2010.