South Carolina
Unclaimed property is administered by the South Carolina State Treasurerthrough the SC Unclaimed Property program.
Official search & downloadable data
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Downloadable file
No official public CSV, Excel, or ZIP owner-data file has been located yet for this state.
Finder & Recovery Rules
Licensing / Registration
No finder license or registration required; charging above the cap is a criminal misdemeanor (S.C. Code §27-18-360).
Fee Cap
15% cap on fees for locating reported property (S.C. Code §27-18-360).
Waiting Period
Agreements made within 24 months after payment or delivery are unenforceable (§27-18-360).
Governing Statute
S.C. Code §27-18-10 et seq.; finder agreements §27-18-360 (verified June 2026).
Summaries marked “verify” have not been independently confirmed against the current statute text. Nothing here is legal advice — confirm rules with the state administrator or counsel before contacting claimants.
Where county money sits in South Carolina
Active overage state: county delinquent tax collectors hold tax-sale overages (S.C. Code §12-51-130) and many counties publish overage lists; master-in-equity offices handle foreclosure surplus.
County Directory — South Carolina
46 counties · 15 with verified sources so far. Rows without a verified link show where the records are typically held —know the direct URL? Submit it and we'll credit you.
| County | Source links |
|---|---|
| Abbeville County | not yet verified |
| Aiken Countyverified 2026-07-21Aiken County — taxSurplus source verified 2026-07-21 via probe (page mentions: tax sale overage). | |
| Allendale County | not yet verified |
| Anderson Countyverified 2026-07-21Anderson County — official website and Probate Court (estates, guardianships, marriage licenses). | |
| Bamberg County | not yet verified |
| Barnwell County | not yet verified |
| Beaufort Countyverified 2026-07-21Beaufort County — official website and Probate Court (estate administration). | |
| Berkeley Countyverified 2026-07-21Berkeley County — official county website; no dedicated surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet. | not yet verified |
| Calhoun County | not yet verified |
| Charleston CountyCharleston County — county website only; no dedicated surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet. | not yet verified |
| Cherokee County | not yet verified |
| Chester County | not yet verified |
| Chesterfield County | not yet verified |
| Clarendon County | not yet verified |
| Colleton County | not yet verified |
| Darlington Countyverified 2026-07-21Darlington County — probate source verified 2026-07-21 via probe (page mentions: unclaimed property). | |
| Dillon County | not yet verified |
| Dorchester Countyverified 2026-07-21Dorchester County — official website and Probate Court (estates, marriage licenses, guardianships). | |
| Edgefield County | not yet verified |
| Fairfield County | not yet verified |
| Florence Countyverified 2026-07-21Florence County — official website and Probate Court (estate administration). | |
| Georgetown County | not yet verified |
| Greenville Countyverified 2026-07-21Greenville County — taxSurplus source verified 2026-07-21 (page mentions: surplus term in filename/url). | |
| Greenwood County | not yet verified |
| Hampton County | not yet verified |
| Horry Countyverified 2026-07-21Horry County — official website and Probate Court (estates, guardianships, marriage licenses). | |
| Jasper County | not yet verified |
| Kershaw Countyverified 2026-07-21Kershaw County — probate source verified 2026-07-21 via probe (page mentions: unclaimed property). | |
| Lancaster County | not yet verified |
| Laurens County | not yet verified |
| Lee County | not yet verified |
| Lexington Countyverified 2026-07-21Lexington County — official website and Probate Court (estate administration). | |
| Marion County | not yet verified |
| Marlboro County | not yet verified |
| McCormick Countyverified 2026-07-21McCormick County — probate source verified 2026-07-21 via probe (page mentions: unclaimed property). | |
| Newberry County | not yet verified |
| Oconee County | not yet verified |
| Orangeburg County | not yet verified |
| Pickens Countyverified 2026-07-21Pickens County — official website and Probate Court (estates, marriage licenses, guardianships). | |
| Richland CountyRichland County — county website only; no dedicated surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet. | not yet verified |
| Saluda County | not yet verified |
| Spartanburg Countyverified 2026-07-21Spartanburg County — official website and Probate Court (Estate Division). | |
| Sumter County | not yet verified |
| Union County | not yet verified |
| Williamsburg County | not yet verified |
| York Countyverified 2026-07-21York County — official website and Probate Court (estates, marriage licenses). |