South Dakota Statutes
§ 18-4-17 — Means of proving instrument not acknowledged.
South Dakota § 18-4-17
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 18OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Ch. 18-3ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 18-4-17 (2026).
Text
Proof of the execution of an instrument, when not acknowledged, may be made either:
(1)By the party executing it, or either of them;
(2)By a subscribing witness; or (3) By other witnesses, in cases mentioned in §§ 18-4-19 and 18-4-20 , relating to proof of handwriting.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 662; CL 1887, § 3283; RCivC 1903, § 976; RC 1919, § 582; SDC 1939, § 51.1610.
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§ 18-1-1.1
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 18-4-17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/18-4-17.