(a) In Pickens County, any real estate deed, presented for filing and recording in the office of the judge of probate, shall contain, on the face of the instrument, the name and complete address of the person to whom the ad valorem tax notice on the real estate should be delivered by the taxing authorities of the county. The form of the statement shall be substantially as follows: “Ad valorem tax notice, regarding the subject real estate, should be delivered to: “NAME____________________________________________ “FULL ADDRESS___________________________________” (b) The judge of probate shall refuse to accept for filing and recording any instrument which does not comply with this section. (c) Failure to comply with this section by the judge of probate, his or her agents, servants, or employees, or any other person, shall be construed to be a ministerial failure and shall in no wise affect the validity of the real estate deed involved; nor shall the failure impose any civil or criminal liability on the judge of probate, his or her agents, servants, or employees.
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