South Dakota § 18-4-2 Officers authorized to take proof or acknowledgment within circuit, county, or municipality.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 18-4-2 — Officers authorized to take proof or acknowledgment within circuit, county, or municipality.

South Dakota § 18-4-2

Title 18OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Ch. 18-3ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 18-4-2 (2026).

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The proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be made anywhere in this state before a judge of the circuit court, a clerk of the circuit court, a magistrate of the circuit court, or a United States magistrate. Within a county or municipality for which the officer was elected or appointed, the proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be made before a county auditor, a register of deeds, a mayor, or a municipal finance officer .

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The proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be made anywhere in this state before a judge of the circuit court, a clerk of the circuit court, a magistrate of the circuit court, or a United States magistrate. Within a county or municipality for which the officer was elected or appointed, the proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be made before a county auditor, a register of deeds, a mayor, or a municipal finance officer .