Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this State or any national bank located in this State may, when acting in any fiduciary capacity whether as sole fiduciary or as a co-fiduciary, register and hold, in the name of a nominee or nominees thereof, any stocks, bonds or other securities held in such fiduciary capacity, if when acting as co-fiduciary it secures the consent of its co-fiduciaries, who are hereby authorized to give such consent; provided that:

(1) The records of the fiduciary or fiduciaries and all accounts rendered by it or them shall at all times clearly show the ownership of the securities so registered.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 35-5-10

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC

(2) Such securities shall at all times be kept separate and apart from the assets of such bank, trust company or national bank.

(3) The bank, trust company or national bank shall be liable for any loss resulting from any acts or omissions to act of such nominee, in connection with the securities so held by such nominee, to the same extent as if such securities had been held in the fiduciary’s own name as fiduciary.