Property Recording Notification Systems

2025-2026 Bill 4724: Property Recording Notification Systems - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4724
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Burns and Duncan
Document Path: LC-0537WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Property Recording Notification Systems
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 67
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 67
)

2/11/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
30-5-25
SO AS TO REQUIRE EACH COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS TO IMPLEMENT AND
MAINTAIN A PROPERTY RECORDING NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS, TO REQUIRE THAT THE SERVICE BE OFFERED AT NO COST TO PROPERTY
OWNERS, TO AUTHORIZE COUNTIES TO CONTRACT FOR SYSTEM SERVICES, TO PROVIDE
IMMUNITY FOR SYSTEM FAILURES EXCEPT IN CASES OF GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL
MISCONDUCT, AND TO ESTABLISH AN IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 5, Title 30 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
30-5-25
.
(
A) Each county register of
deeds shall implement, operate, and maintain an electronic property recording
notification system that allows any property owner to register, at no cost, to
receive email notifications when a document is recorded in the county's
official real property records that contains the owner's name or is associated
with property owned by the registrant, including parcel numbers, mailing
addresses, or other identifying information the register of deeds reasonably
determines to be relevant. The system must be accessible through the county's
website and must allow registrants to provide, at minimum, their name, relevant
property information, and an email address.

(
B) The
notification system must:

(
1)
automatically send an email notification to the registrant within twenty-four
hours after the filing of a qualifying document;

(
2)
include a general description of the recorded document sufficient to alert the
registrant to potential fraudulent or unauthorized activity;

(
3)
include a unique reference number generated by the system for each notification
to facilitate communication between the property owner and the register of deeds;
and

(
4)
include a statement advising the registrant to review the document and, if
appropriate, to contact law enforcement, legal counsel, or the register of deeds
for assistance.

(
C) In
addition to the requirements in subsection (B), a county may, at its
discretion, provide additional optional methods of notification, including text
message or automated telephone call. These additional optional methods may not
supplant the required email notification requirements of subsection (B) but may
supplement those requirements.

(
D) A
county register of deeds may contract with third-party vendors or utilize
statewide procurement contracts for the creation, operation, or maintenance of
the system, and counties may seek grants or other available funding sources to
support implementation.

(
E) The
register of deeds, the county, and any system vendor are immune from liability
for failure of the system to send notifications, delays in notification, errors
in document-to-name matching, or any damage or loss allegedly resulting from
reliance on the notification system, except in cases of gross negligence or
intentional misconduct.

(
F)
Each county register of deeds shall have an operational system in place no
later than July 1, 2027, unless extended by act of the General Assembly.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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