--- title: "South Carolina Power of Attorney Signing Requirements | MCC" description: "South Carolina power of attorney: A notary is required; witnesses; recording before real estate use. From the state's own pages." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-south-carolina" --- Power of attorney · South Carolina # South Carolina power of attorney signing requirements How a power of attorney is signed under this state's law: the notary, the witnesses, what the agent signs, recording for real estate and the healthcare document. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) **Short answer.** A notary is required; witnesses; recording before real estate use. ## At a glance Uniform act Section 62-8-101: the South Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act. Notary Acknowledged or proved under section 30-5-30, the rule for recordable documents. Witnesses Witnessed with the same formality and witness requirements as a South Carolina will; the section doesn't state the number. Agent's acknowledgment An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance. Official form South Carolina's version of the act has no statutory form: the article goes from Part 2 (Authority) to Part 4, and the only form in it is an optional agent's certification (62-8-119(f)). Recording for real estate After the principal becomes incapacitated, the agent can act only once the power of attorney is recorded the same way as a deed. Durable Durable unless it says incapacity ends it. Healthcare document Two witnesses. The agent or successor agent and the principal's physician or the physician's employee can't witness, and in a health facility no more than one witness may be its employee. The form's notary section is optional. ## In the official wording **Notary** Need this notarized? [Online notarization for signers in South Carolina](/notary/online-notary/south-carolina). "acknowledged or proved pursuant to Section 30-5-30." **Witnesses** "attested with the same formality and with the same requirements as to witnesses as a will in South Carolina" **Agent** "by exercising authority or performing duties as an agent" **Recording** "has been recorded in the same manner as a deed" **Durability** "is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal." **Healthcare** "THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY WILL NOT BE VALID UNLESS TWO PERSONS SIGN AS WITNESSES." ## Get it notarized online today Online notary: open now until 9 PM ET · sessions by appointment · times confirmed by email A New Jersey notary can notarize this with you on a video call, wherever you are in the U.S. $50 for the session, $10 for each extra signer. Any other fee shows in the booking form before you confirm. Open 7 am to 9 pm ET, every day, by appointment. **What you need** - A valid government photo ID - A computer or phone with a camera - The unsigned document [Book an online session](/notary/?service=ron#order) Our certificate states the act was performed using communication technology, as New Jersey law requires. [What it must say](/notary/remote-online-notarization-certificate-wording) Most U.S. recipients accept a remotely notarized document; check with whoever will receive it. [What to ask them](/notary/will-my-online-notarization-be-accepted) · [Several signers](/notary/online-notarization-multiple-signers) ## Signing-day steps - **Statutory form:** not required - **Notary:** required - **Witnesses:** required - **Agent's acknowledgment:** not required - **Recording for real estate:** required Full checklist with the reasons: [financial](/notary/power-of-attorney-signing-checklist?state=sc&type=financial) · [healthcare](/notary/power-of-attorney-signing-checklist?state=sc&type=healthcare). Signing in New Jersey? MCC Solutions provides [mobile notarization](/notary/mobile-notary), [hospital notarization](/notary/hospital-notary) and [remote online notarization](/notary/remote-online-notarization) for New Jersey signers. Elsewhere, a local notary can help. ## Official sources - [S.C. Code Title 62, Article 8, South Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act (SC Legislature)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t62c008.php) (checked November 2026) - [South Carolina statutory form health care power of attorney (Richland County Probate Court)](https://www.richlandcountysc.gov/Portals/0/Departments/Probate/Forms/SC_HCPOA.pdf) (checked November 2026) - [S.C. Code Title 62, Chapter 8, South Carolina Uniform Power of Attorney Act (South Carolina Legislature, 2025 Code)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/Archives/CodeofLaws2025/t62c008.php) (checked November 2026) General information, not legal advice; we are not lawyers. Have a lawyer prepare or review the power of attorney itself. ## Common questions **Does a power of attorney have to be notarized in South Carolina?** Yes. Acknowledged or proved under section 30-5-30, the rule for recordable documents. **How many witnesses does a South Carolina power of attorney need?** Witnessed with the same formality and witness requirements as a South Carolina will; the section doesn't state the number. **Does the agent have to sign anything in South Carolina?** Not before acting. An agent accepts by acting or other conduct showing acceptance. **Must a South Carolina power of attorney be recorded to sell or mortgage real estate?** After the principal becomes incapacitated, the agent can act only once the power of attorney is recorded the same way as a deed. **Is a South Carolina power of attorney durable?** Yes, by default. Durable unless it says incapacity ends it. **How is a healthcare power of attorney signed in South Carolina?** Two witnesses. The agent or successor agent and the principal's physician or the physician's employee can't witness, and in a health facility no more than one witness may be its employee. The form's notary section is optional. All states: [power of attorney requirements by state](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-by-state) · [Pennsylvania](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-pennsylvania) · [South Dakota](/notary/power-of-attorney-requirements-south-dakota) · [Signing a healthcare proxy or medical power of attorney](/notary/guides/healthcare-proxy-and-medical-poa-signing) Do it yourself ### South Carolina Power of Attorney Signing Kit Get your state power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. Acknowledged or proved under section 30-5-30, the rule for recordable documents. 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