South Dakota § 18-4-10 Identity of person making acknowledgment to be known or proved to officer.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 18-4-10 — Identity of person making acknowledgment to be known or proved to officer.

South Dakota § 18-4-10

Title 18OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Ch. 18-3ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 18-4-10 (2026).

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The acknowledgment of an instrument performed in the presence of a person making the acknowledgment must not be taken unless the officer taking it knows or has satisfactory evidence on the oath or affirmation of a credible witness, that the person making such acknowledgment is the individual who is described in and who executed the instrument; or, if executed by a corporation, that the person making such acknowledgment is an officer of the corporation authorized to execute the instrument.

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The acknowledgment of an instrument performed in the presence of a person making the acknowledgment must not be taken unless the officer taking it knows or has satisfactory evidence on the oath or affirmation of a credible witness, that the person making such acknowledgment is the individual who is described in and who executed the instrument; or, if executed by a corporation, that the person making such acknowledgment is an officer of the corporation authorized to execute the instrument.