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Register of Deeds Office
PLEASE ENCLOSE A SELF ADDRESSED, STAMPED, RETURN ENVELOPE
WHEN SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS FOR RECORDING.
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Mr. Dale L.Butts Register of Deeds 100 Ribaut Rd. Room 205 |
PO Drawer 1197 Beaufort, SC 29901 HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:00am-5:00pm |
Phone (843) 255-2555 Fax (843) 255-9439 |
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SC Uniform Real Property Recording Act
‘A person preparing or filing a document for recordation or filing in the official records may not include a social security, driver’s license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, or debit card number, or PIN code, or passwords in the document, unless expressly required by law. An individual has a right to request a register of deeds or clerk of court to remove from an image or copy of an official record placed on a publicly available Internet web site used by a register of deeds or clerk of court to display public records, any social security, driver’s license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, or debit card number, or PIN, or passwords contained in an official record. The request must be in writing and delivered by mail, facsimile, or electronic transmission or in person, to the register of deeds or clerk of court. The request must specify the identification page number that contains the social security, driver’s license, state identification, passport, checking account, savings account, credit card, debit card number, or PIN code, or passwords to be redacted. There is no fee for the redaction pursuant to request.’ SC Section 30-2-330HELP US FIGHT IDENTITY THEFT! IF YOU SEE A SOCIAL SECURITY OR ACCOUNT NUMBER ONLINE, PLEASE CONTACT US |
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Shirley Smith, Chief ROD Clerk shirleys@bcgov.net Mary Lamie, Research Clerk maryl@bcgov.net |
Beaufort County, South Carolina | 100 Ribaut Road Beaufort, SC 29902-4453 | 843-255-2000
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