Regulation of Notarial Fees

2025-2026 Bill 5140: Regulation of Notarial Fees - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5140
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Ligon, Herbkersman, Kirby and Anderson
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3190
Document Path: LC-0629WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 10, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
Summary: Regulation of Notarial Fees
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/10/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 10
)

2/10/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 10
)

2/19/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby

2/19/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 10
)

2/24/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson

2/24/2026

House

Read second time (
House Journal-page 48
)

2/24/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-30 (
House Journal-page 48
)

2/25/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 17
)

2/25/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 9
)

2/25/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Family and Veterans' Services
(
Senate Journal-page 9
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/10/2026
02/19/2026

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Committee Report

February 19, 2026

H. 5140

Introduced
by Reps. Ligon, Herbkersman and Kirby

S. Printed 2/19/26--H.

Read the first time February 10, 2026

________

The committee on House Labor,
Commerce and Industry

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 5140) to amend
the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section
26-1-100
, relating to the
regulation of notarial fees, so as to increase the maximum fees to ten dollars,
etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered
the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

WILLIAM HERBKERSMAN for
Committee.

_______

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
26-1-100
, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF NOTARIAL FEES, SO AS TO
INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FEES TO TEN DOLLARS.

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

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
26-1-100
(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:

(
A) The maximum fees that may be
charged by a notary for a notarial act is:

(
1)
for an acknowledgment,
five
ten

dollars per signature;

(
2)
for an oath or affirmation without a signature,
five
ten
dollars per person;

(
3)
for a jurat,
five
ten

dollars per signature;

(
4)
for a signature witnessing,
five
ten
dollars per signature; and

(
5)
for a verification of fact,
five
ten
dollars per certificate.

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

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