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SD Codified L § 17-2-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 02 - Legal Newspapers and Publication of Notice|Section 17-2-26 - Vested rights protected against validating provisions.

17-2-26. Vested rights protected against validating provisions.If any person has any vested right in any property by reason of any affidavit of publication which is or would be legally insufficient for any of the reasons set forth in §§17-2-23 to 17-2-25, inclusive, or any one or more of such sections, if no action or proceeding to enforce such right was begun on or before July 1, 1950, such right shall be forever barred; and no action or proceeding so brought shall be of any force or effect, or maintainable in any court of this state unless, on or before July 1, 1950, there was recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real estate affected is situated, a notice of the pendency of such action, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 15-10. Source: SL 1949, ch 445, §4; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0305-1 (4).
SD Codified L § 17-2-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 02 - Legal Newspapers and Publication of Notice|Section 17-2-27 - Publication affidavits validated without additional affidavit as to fees.

17-2-27. Publication affidavits validated without additional affidavit as to fees.Any affidavit of the publication of a notice which has been filed or recorded before July 1, 1939, in any action or proceeding, or in the office of any register of deeds without having annexed thereto the additional affidavit contemplated by section 7074 of the Revised Code of 1919, is hereby legalized and validated, and said affidavit of publication and the record thereof shall have in all respects the same force and effect as though said additional affidavit had been duly annexed thereto. Source: SL 1919, ch 1; SDC 1939, §65.0305.
SD Codified L § 17-2-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 02 - Legal Newspapers and Publication of Notice|Section 17-2-28 - Notice, minutes, bids, and other published information to list cost of publication.

17-2-28. Notice, minutes, bids, and other published information to list cost of publication.If the publication of any notice, minutes, bids, document, or other information is required by law by the state or any municipality, county, or school district, the public notice shall bear an inscription listing the approximate cost of the newspaper publication. The inscription shall be printed at the top or bottom of the public notice and in the same type size as the body of the public notice. Source: SL 2009, ch 106, §1.
SD Codified L § 17-3-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 03 - Notice by Posting|Section 17-3-1 - County commissioners to provide bulletin board--Location--Resolution of commissioners.

17-3-1. County commissioners to provide bulletin board--Location--Resolution of commissioners.The county commissioners of each county shall provide a bulletin board which is adequate for the posting of legal notices. The bulletin board shall be located either at the entrance to the county courthouse or in one of the corridors of the courthouse commonly used by the public. If a county does not have a county courthouse, or maintains a separate building for the courts and their clerk, the bulletin board shall be located in one of the most public places in the county. In either event, the exact location where the bulletin board is to be maintained shall be designated and established by resolution of the board of county commissioners. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0513; SL 1967, ch 348, §1; SL 1978, ch 151, §1.
SD Codified L § 17-3-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 03 - Notice by Posting|Section 17-3-2 - Posting on county bulletin board sufficient for statutory requirements--Elector to make posting.

17-3-2. Posting on county bulletin board sufficient for statutory requirements--Elector to make posting.Whenever by statute or rule, the posting of any notice or court order is required as a manner and method of giving notice, it shall be sufficient compliance, unless the context of such statute or rule otherwise plainly requires, to post a copy of such notice or order upon the bulletin board designated pursuant to §17-3-1 and no additional postings need be made.The posting provided by this section shall be made by an elector of the State of South Dakota. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0513; SL 1967, ch 348, §1.
SD Codified L § 17-3-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 03 - Notice by Posting|Section 17-3-4 - Validation of prior notices posted on county bulletin board.

17-3-4. Validation of prior notices posted on county bulletin board.All notices posted before July 1, 1967, are validated if they are made in conformity with §17-3-2 except as provided in §17-3-5. Source: SL 1967, ch 348, §2.
SD Codified L § 17-3-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 03 - Notice by Posting|Section 17-3-5 - Preservation of rights against validation of prior notices.

17-3-5. Preservation of rights against validation of prior notices.Any person deeming himself aggrieved by posting which was done prior to July 1, 1967, may bring an action to enforce his claimed rights on or before July 1, 1968. Nothing herein shall be construed to mean that the Legislature deems that such notice was insufficient but merely to give him a right to assert his rights by action provided he does so within the time herein limited. Source: SL 1967, ch 348, §3.
SD Codified L § 17-3-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 03 - Notice by Posting|Section 17-3-6 - Validation of notice by posting in public building despite absence of designation by county commissioners.

17-3-6. Validation of notice by posting in public building despite absence of designation by county commissioners.If a notice posted pursuant to §17-3-2 was posted on a bulletin board in or at a public building maintained in whole or in part by the county or utilized by the courts, and the building was commonly used by the public, then despite the absence of the designation of the bulletin board by the county commissioners or the designation by them of a bulletin board at a public place other than the county courthouse, such posting is hereby validated and legalized and is of the same force and effect as though it had been posted on a bulletin board designated in the manner specified by §17-3-1. Source: SL 1978, ch 150, §1; SL 1987, ch 29, §9.
SD Codified L § 17-3-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 03 - Notice by Posting|Section 17-3-7 - Time allowed for assertion of right arising from irregular posting--Lis pendens.

17-3-7. Time allowed for assertion of right arising from irregular posting--Lis pendens.If a person has a vested right in any property by reason of an omission referred to in §17-3-6, such right shall be forever barred, if no action or proceeding to enforce such right was commenced prior to July 1, 1979. No such action or proceeding may be maintained by a court of this state, unless prior to July 1, 1979, a notice of the pendency of such action was recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real property affected is situated, in accordance with chapter 15-10. Source: SL 1978, ch 150, §2.
SD Codified L § 17-4-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 17 - Notice and Publication|Chapter 04 - Notice by Mail|Section 17-4-1 - Certified mail equivalent of registered mail.

17-4-1. Certified mail equivalent of registered mail.Wherever any law of this state requires the service, mailing, or transmittal of an order, notice, or other thing whatsoever, by registered mail, it shall be a sufficient compliance with such law if in lieu thereof such service, mailing, or transmittal is made and done by certified mail. Source: SL 1957, ch 509; SDC Supp 1960, §65.0203.
SD Codified L § 18-1-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-1 - Appointment by secretary of state--Term of office--Application procedure--Authority.

18-1-1. Appointment by secretary of state--Term of office--Application procedure--Authority.The secretary of state shall appoint notaries public, who have residence in this state as defined in §12-1-4. A notary public shall hold office for six years unless sooner removed by the secretary of state. An applicant to become a notary public shall complete an application form as prescribed by the secretary of state pursuant to chapter 1-26. The applicant shall submit a fee of thirty dollars. The application shall include the applicant's name, street, city, state, zip code, county, and date of birth. The applicant shall apply in the same name as that which will appear as the seal imprint. Each notary may, anywhere in this state, administer oaths and perform all other duties required by law. The secretary of state may not appoint as a notary public any person who has been convicted of a felony. The secretary of state may also appoint an applicant as a notary public if the applicant resides in a county bordering South Dakota and the applicant's place of work or business is within the State of South Dakota. Source: SDC 1939, §32.1301; SL 1957, ch 176; SL 1979, ch 153, §1; SL 1997, ch 120, §1; SL 2003, ch 8, §6; SL 2008, ch 107, §1; SL 2009, ch 4, §6.
SD Codified L § 18-1-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-1.1 - Definitions.

18-1-1.1. Definitions. Terms in this chapter mean:(1)"Acknowledgment," a declaration by a person before a notarial officer that the person has signed a document for the purpose stated in the document and, if the document is signed by a representative who is:(a)An authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative of a person other than a natural person;(b)A public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative in the capacity stated in a document;(c)An attorney-in-fact for a natural person; or(d)An authorized representative of another person in any other capacity, that the representative signed the document with proper authority and signed it as the act of the person identified in the document;(2)"Notarial act," an act that a notarial officer may perform under the laws of this state. The term includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a verification on oath or affirmation, witnessing or attesting a signature, certifying or attesting a copy, and noting a protest of a negotiable instrument;(3)"Notarial officer," a notary public or other person authorized to perform a notarial act;(4)"Personal knowledge," a notarial officer has personal knowledge of the identity of an individual appearing before the officer if either:(a)The individual is personally known to the officer through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the individual has the identity claimed. The notarial officer must have known and had regular interactions with the individual for an extended period of time. A mere acquaintance does not amount to personal knowledge for purposes of this definition; or(b)The notarial officer represents the individual as their attorney, real estate agent, auctioneer, or public accountant, or any combination thereof;(5)"Verification on oath or affirmation," a declaration, made by a person on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that a statement in a document is true;(6)"Video communication technology," an electronic device or process that allows a notarial officer physically located in this state and a remotely located person not in the physical presence of the notarial officer to communicate in real-time with each other simultaneously by sight and sound and that, as necessary, makes reasonable accommodation for individuals with vision, hearing, or speech impairments. Source: SL 2019, ch 100, §1; SL 2021, ch 89, § 1.
SD Codified L § 18-1-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-2 - Oath and bond of notary.

18-1-2. Oath and bond of notary.Each notary public, before performing the duties of the office, shall take an oath as required by §3-1-5, and shall give a bond to this state, to be approved by the attorney general, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office. Source: SL 1862, ch 62, §2; PolC 1877, ch 17, §2; CL 1887, §496; RPolC 1903, §735; RC 1919, §5236; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1303; SL 1974, ch 55, §23; SL 1997, ch 120, §2.
SD Codified L § 18-1-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-3 - Seal, oath, and bond filed with secretary of state.

18-1-3. Seal, oath, and bond filed with secretary of state.Every notary public before entering upon the duties of his office, shall provide an official seal and file an impression of the same, together with his oath and bond, in the Office of the Secretary of State. Source: SL 1862, ch 62, §8; PolC 1877, ch 17, §8; CL 1887, §503; RPolC 1903, §742; RC 1919, §5243; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1303.
SD Codified L § 18-1-3.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-3.1 - Requirements of seal--Commission expiration date required below seal.

18-1-3.1. Requirements of seal--Commission expiration date required below seal.A notarial officer shall have a seal that shall be used for the purpose of acknowledging a document. The seal shall be of a type approved by the secretary of state and shall contain at least:(1)The notarial officer's name;(2)The words, South Dakota;(3)The words, notary public; and(4)A border surrounding the imprint.A seal may be a rubber stamp or a physical device capable of affixing to or embossing on a tangible document. A rubber stamp seal shall contain the word, seal.A notarial officer shall indicate the date on which the notarial officer's commission expires below the seal under this section. Source: SL 1988, ch 180; SL 2008, ch 107, §2; SL 2019, ch 100, §3.
SD Codified L § 18-1-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-4 - Issuance of commission--Posting--Records maintained by secretary of state.

18-1-4. Issuance of commission--Posting--Records maintained by secretary of state.The secretary of state shall issue a commission to each notary public which shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the notary's office for public inspection. The secretary of state shall keep in his office a record of such appointments and the date of their expiration. Source: SL 1889, ch 104, §1; RPolC 1903, §734; RC 1919, §5235; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1302; SL 1979, ch 153, §2.
SD Codified L § 18-1-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-7 - Notarial acts of interested person or agent valid if not principal party to instrument.

18-1-7. Notarial acts of interested person or agent valid if not principal party to instrument.A person who is personally interested directly or indirectly, or as a stockholder, officer, agent, attorney, or employee of any other person or party to a transaction concerning which the person is performing the function of a notary public, may make any certificate, take any acknowledgment, administer any oath, or do any other official act as a notary public with the same legal force and effect as if the person had no interest, provided the instrument or document does not show upon its face that the person is a principal party to the instrument or document. Source: SL 1911, ch 197; RC 1919, §5250; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1308; SL 2019, ch 100, §4.
SD Codified L § 18-1-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-9 - Fee chargeable by notary.

18-1-9. Fee chargeable by notary.A notary public may charge and receive a fee not to exceed ten dollars for each instrument notarized, except that no notary public may charge a fee for notarizing a request for an absentee ballot. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1312; SL 1979, ch 153, §4; SL 1997, ch 120, §3; SL 2004, ch 143, §1.
SD Codified L § 18-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-10 - Faith and credit to notarial acts.

18-1-10. Faith and credit to notarial acts.Full faith and credit shall be given to all the protestations, attestations, and other instruments of publication, of all notaries public now in office or hereafter to be appointed under the provisions of this chapter. Source: SL 1862, ch 62, §11; PolC 1877, ch 17, §11; CL 1887, §507; RPolC 1903, §746; RC 1919, §5247; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1309.
SD Codified L § 18-1-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-11 - Affixing official signature without appearance by parties as misdemeanor.

18-1-11. Affixing official signature without appearance by parties as misdemeanor.A person is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if the person is a notarial officer who affixes the person's official signature to any document when the parties to the transaction memorialized in the document have not appeared before the person either in-person or in accordance with §18-1-11.1. Source: SL 1887, ch 116, §1; CL 1887, §508; RPolC 1903, §747; RC 1919, §5248; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1313; SL 1979, ch 153, §5; SL 2019, ch 100, §5.
SD Codified L § 18-1-11.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-11.1 - Notarial act--Video communication technology--Requirements.

18-1-11.1. Notarial act--Video communication technology--Requirements. A notarial officer in this state, while located in this state, may perform a notarial act executed on a tangible document by a person not in the physical presence of the notarial officer, but observed by the notarial officer through means of video communication technology, if the notarial officer:(1)Has personal knowledge of the identity of a person through dealings sufficient to provide reasonable certainty that the person has the identity being claimed;(2)Affixes the notarial officer's signature to the original tangible document executed by the person;(3)Indicates in the notarial certificate the remote location of the person executing the document;(4)Indicates in the notarial certificate that the notarial act involved a statement made or a signature executed by a person not in the physical presence of the notarial officer, but appearing by means of video communication technology; and(5)Is able reasonably to confirm that the document before the notarial officer is the same document in which the person made the statement or on which the person executed a signature. Source: SL 2019, ch 100, §2; SL 2021, ch 89, § 2.
SD Codified L § 18-1-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-12 - Acting after expiration of term or disqualification as misdemeanor.

18-1-12. Acting after expiration of term or disqualification as misdemeanor.It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any notary public to exercise the duties of his office after the expiration of his commission or when he is otherwise disqualified. Source: SL 1887, ch 116, §1; CL 1887, §508; RPolC 1903, §747; RC 1919, §5248; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1313; SL 1979, ch 153, §6.
SD Codified L § 18-1-12.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-12.1 - Performing notarial act without commission as misdemeanor.

18-1-12.1. Performing notarial act without commission as misdemeanor.A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person performs a notarial act on any document without first obtaining a commission from the secretary of state under §18-1-4. Source: SL 1997, ch 120, §5; SL 2019, ch 100, §6.
SD Codified L § 18-1-12.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-12.2 - Party to transaction as notary public prohibited.

18-1-12.2. Party to transaction as notary public prohibited.It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to affix a signature to a document as a notary public when the person has also signed the document as a party to the transaction proceeding. Source: SL 1997, ch 120, §6.
SD Codified L § 18-1-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-13 - Removal of notary from office for violation.

18-1-13. Removal of notary from office for violation.Any notary public who is convicted of committing an act which is designated as a misdemeanor in this chapter or any felony shall be removed from office by the secretary of state. Source: SDC 1939, §§13.1254, 32.1313; SDC Supp 1960, §32.1313; SL 1979, ch 153, §7; SL 1997, ch 120, §4.
SD Codified L § 18-1-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 01 - Notaries Public|Section 18-1-14 - Notice to notary of revocation of commission.

18-1-14. Notice to notary of revocation of commission.Should the commission of any notary public be revoked, the secretary of state shall immediately notify such person by mail. Source: PolC 1877, ch 17, §10; CL 1887, §506; RPolC 1903, §745; RC 1919, §5246; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1306; SL 1974, ch 55, §24.
SD Codified L § 18-3-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 03 - Administration Of Oaths|Section 18-3-1 - Officers authorized to administer oaths.

18-3-1. Officers authorized to administer oaths.The following officers may administer oaths:(1)Supreme Court justices, circuit judges, magistrates, notaries public, the clerk and deputy clerk of the Supreme Court, and clerks and deputy clerks of the circuit court, within the state, and federal judges, and federal magistrates;(2)Members of the Legislature, while acting as a member of any legislative committee, when examining persons before the legislative committee;(3)The county auditor, the county treasurer, the register of deeds, and the deputy of each, within their respective county;(4)Mayors, town board presidents, municipal finance officers, deputy municipal finance officers, and township clerks, within their respective municipality or township;(5)Sheriffs and deputies if authorized by law to select commissioners or appraisers, or to impanel juries for the view or appraisement of property, or are directed as an official duty to have property appraised, or take the answer of garnishees;(6)Conservation officers for the purposes of taking a written statement pursuant to §23A-2-1 for any offense of Title 41; and(7)Other officers in cases specifically provided by law. Source: SDC 1939, §48.0801; SL 1941, ch 210; SL 1979, ch 149, §1; SL 1992, ch 60, §2; SL 1993, ch 167; SL 1996, ch 145; SL 1998, ch 119, §1; SL 2000, ch 92, §2.
SD Codified L § 18-3-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments|Chapter 03 - Administration Of Oaths|Section 18-3-2 - Affidavits by persons in military service--Oath administered by commissioned officer.

18-3-2. Affidavits by persons in military service--Oath administered by commissioned officer.Any affidavit may be made, by any person in the military service of the United States, in the manner and form now provided by the laws of this state, or as provided in this section and §18-3-3.Any commissioned officer in the military service of the United States may administer an oath or affirmation and take and certify to an affidavit at any place within or without the United States. Source: SL 1943, ch 150, §§2, 3; SDC Supp 1960, §48.0801-1.