Corporate Surety. Only a corporate surety in good standing with the United States

Treasury Department and which has designated a resident agent in the District of South Carolina as required by statute is acceptable as a surety on a bond for a defendant (or a material witness). If any corporate surety fails to pay a forfeiture on a bond ordered by the court, upon proper notice to that surety and opportunity for it to be heard as to why it has failed to pay a forfeiture decreed, the court may order the clerk to strike its name from the list of approved corporate sureties eligible to execute bonds to be performed in the District of South Carolina and to notify the Secretary of Treasury of such action. Information regarding approved sureties can be obtained by contacting the clerk of court.