A South Carolina power of attorney is a document that lets you name a person you trust, called your agent, to act for you when you are unavailable. The South Carolina power of attorney forms below cover financial matters, medical decisions, a child, taxes, real estate and vehicles. You can build one online or download a template.
Last Updated: October 2026. This guide is reviewed and updated regularly to reflect current South Carolina law. If you notice an error or outdated information, please contact us.
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This page lists nine South Carolina documents, from durable and medical powers of attorney to tax, vehicle and revocation forms. Each entry shows other names for the document, its signing requirements and a template to download. Templates come in three formats: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word and OpenDocument. Pick the one that matches the task you want your agent to handle. In South Carolina, a durable, general, limited or real estate power of attorney must be attested with the same formality and the same witness requirements as a South Carolina will, and acknowledged or proved under Section 30-5-30.[1.1]
Using durable power of attorney document allows you to hand over the authority to manage your finances and other matters with its power remain due even when the principal (person who made POA) is incapacitated.
| Also Known As | South Carolina DPOA |
| Signing Requirements | Notary Public and Witnesses (Same as for a Will) |
| Download | PDF Template |
With a medical POA, a person can assign a person they trust with an authority to decide on the medical treatments, operations and give consent to other health care operations in times you have no capability for it. South Carolina law requires a health care power of attorney to be substantially in the statutory form, dated and signed by you or by someone you direct to sign for you in your presence, and signed by at least two witnesses who saw you sign it or saw you acknowledge your signature.[2.1]
| Also Known As | Health Care POA or MPOA |
| Signing Requirements | Two (2) Witnesses |
| Download | PDF Template | Health Care Power of Attorney |
Use a general power of attorney form to allow your partner, friend, or another person you trust to handle your finances. This document expires once you’re incapacitated.
| Also Known As | General (Financial) POA |
| Signing Requirements | Notary Public and Witnesses (Same as for a Will) |
| Download | PDF Template |
A limited power of attorney form allows a person to be more selective and calibrated regarding the authority over their personal property or finances they plan to delegate to an entrusted person. Usually, you need to customize a template to meet your needs.
| Also Known As | Special POA |
| Signing Requirements | Notary Public and Witnesses (Same as for a Will) |
| Download | PDF Template |
You can use a child power of attorney form when you need to entrust your minor child to another person while you can not be there. Child POA has a limited time of validity.
| Also Known As | Minor POA |
| Signing Requirements | No Statute |
| Download | PDF Template | POA for a Minor |
With a real estate POA, all your real estate matters including leasing, purchase, landing, maintenance or repair are entrusted to another person.
| Also Known As | Limited Real Estate POA |
| Signing Requirements | Notary Public and Witnesses (Same as for a Will) |
| Download | PDF Template |
State tax POA needs to be filed in cases when someone else but you manages the tax returns, reports and other tax-related agreements and processes.
| Also Known As | South Dakota Comptroller POA |
| Signing Requirements | Notary |
| Download | SC Form-2848 |
The vehicle power of attorney (Form MC 25) is a document that authorizes the dedicated person to access your IRP or IFTA account and conduct vehicle-related operations such as a lease, car registration, or title transfer.
| Also Known As | DMV POA |
| Signing Requirements | Notirize |
| Download | PDF Template | Form MC-25 |
You can use the termination power of attorney form if there is a need to revoke the agent’s authority provided by the POA immediately. Also, don’t forget that the decision and form copies must be delivered to the agent right away. Under South Carolina law, unless your power of attorney says otherwise, you must sign a revocation of a durable, general, limited or real estate power of attorney with the same formalities the law sets for signing that power of attorney.[1.3]
| Also Known As | POA Termination Form |
| Signing Requirements | Same as for Signing a Financial POA |
| Download | PDF Template |
A power of attorney is a legal document in which one person, the principal, names another person, the agent, to act for them. The agent can handle financial matters, property, medical decisions or a single task, depending on what the document lists. Many people prepare one as part of their estate planning.
The right document depends on what you want your agent to do. Some forms cover financial affairs, one covers medical decisions, and others fit a single task such as registering a vehicle or handling state taxes. Match your task to a document in the list below, then open its entry above to get the template.
The signing steps below are for a durable, limited or general power of attorney. For any other form on this page, check the signing line on its entry above, and ask a South Carolina attorney if you are not sure what your document needs.
The signing lines in the template list above are short summaries. Compare them with the steps in this section before you sign.
The principal is the person who creates the document. The agent is the person the principal names to act for them. Choose an agent you trust, because the agent acts for you within the limits the document lists.
Yes. Choose a form, answer a few simple questions, and FormsPal builds the document for you. You can save your progress, finish on any device, then download and print it. You can also download one of the PDF templates listed above.
Tell the people and offices that will deal with your agent, such as your bank, that the document exists. Store the signed original where you can find it, and make sure your agent knows where it is.
Common mistakes are choosing the wrong type of document, leaving blank spaces, and misspelling a name. Read the finished document once more before you sign it.
Power of attorney forms are used in pretty much every state. Check out several other printable POA forms often filled out by the US citizens.
More fillable South Carolina forms available for download on our site and that can be customized in our simple document builder.
General information, not legal or tax advice.
