South Dakota § 18-4-18 Proof of instrument by subscribing witness.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 18-4-18 — Proof of instrument by subscribing witness.

South Dakota § 18-4-18

Title 18OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Ch. 18-3ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 18-4-18 (2026).

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If proof of the execution of an instrument is made by a subscribing witness, such witness must be personally known to the officer taking the proof to be the person whose name is subscribed to the instrument as a witness or must be proved to be such by the oath of a credible witness. The subscribing witness must prove that the person whose name is subscribed to the instrument as a party is the person described in it and that such person executed it and that the witness subscribed his name thereto as a witness.

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If proof of the execution of an instrument is made by a subscribing witness, such witness must be personally known to the officer taking the proof to be the person whose name is subscribed to the instrument as a witness or must be proved to be such by the oath of a credible witness. The subscribing witness must prove that the person whose name is subscribed to the instrument as a party is the person described in it and that such person executed it and that the witness subscribed his name thereto as a witness.