# S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-10: SECTION 19-5-10. Admissibility of certified copies or certified photostatic copies of documents

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-10

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-10
- **Heading:** SECTION 19-5-10. Admissibility of certified copies or certified photostatic copies of documents
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 19 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 19-5-10

## Text

When the original of any instrument, document or other paper is required or authorized by law to be recorded or is kept on file in any public office of the United States or any agency thereof, the State of South Carolina or any agency thereof or any political subdivision of this State and the original of any such paper is required to be kept on file in any such office, is in the possession of any adverse party or has been lost or destroyed, a certified copy of the record of such paper, if it has been recorded, or copy of such paper, certified by the lawful custodian thereof, if it is kept on file in any such office, must be received in evidence in any court of competent jurisdiction in lieu of the original of such paper. A certified photostatic copy of any such paper may be used in lieu of a certified copy thereof, and such certified photostatic copy shall in all respects be treated as a certified copy under the provisions of this section.

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