# S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-20: SECTION 19-5-20. Notice required under Section 19-5-10

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-20

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-20
- **Heading:** SECTION 19-5-20. Notice required under Section 19-5-10
- **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 19-5-20

## Text

In case of possession of such paper by any adverse party or his agent or attorney no such paper shall be received in evidence unless two days' notice shall have been given to such adverse party or his attorney that a certified copy thereof will be offered in evidence unless the original be produced as required in such notice. But the time of giving notice herein to any such adverse party, his agent or attorney, may be lessened by the officer presiding at trial in which such certified copy may be offered.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-10 SECTION 19-5-10. Admissibility of certified copies or certified photostatic copies of documents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-10.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-20 SECTION 19-5-20. Notice required under Section 19-5-10.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-20.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-30 SECTION 19-5-30. Admissibility of photostatic or certified copies of certain motor vehicle records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-30.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-40 SECTION 19-5-40. Admissibility of certified photographic copy of instrument or record pertaining to business or government when original is lost or destroyed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-40.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-50 SECTION 19-5-50. Evidence of appointment of executors or administrators.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-50.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-60 SECTION 19-5-60. Production of instruments required to be recorded as evidence of execution and recording.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-60.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 19-5-70 SECTION 19-5-70. Applicability of foregoing section when fraud is alleged.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T19_C5_A1_S19-5-70.md)

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