A. Recording Fee

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A. Recording Fee

S.C. Code Ann. § 12-24-10 imposes "for the privilege of recording a deed in which land and improvements on the land, tenements, or other realty is transferred to another person" a fee in the amount of $1.85 for each $500 (or fractional part thereof) of the realty's value. The fee is composed of two fees: a state fee of $1.30 for each $500 (or fractional part thereof) of the realty's value; and a county fee of $.55 for each $500 (or fractional part thereof) of the realty's value.¹ The fee...