South Dakota Statutes
§ 18-4-21 — Powers of officers authorized to take proof of instruments.
South Dakota § 18-4-21
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 18OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Ch. 18-3ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 18-4-21 (2026).
Text
Officers authorized to take the proof of instruments are authorized in such proceedings:
(1)To administer oaths or affirmations;
(2)To employ and swear interpreters;
(3)To issue subpoenas and to punish for contempt as provided in Title 19 in regard to the means of producing witnesses.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 668; CL 1887, § 3290; RCivC 1903, § 983; RC 1919, § 589; SDC 1939, § 51.1617.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 18-4-21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/18-4-21.