The certification order shall be prepared by the certifying court, signed by the judge presiding at the hearing, and forwarded to the Supreme Court by the clerk of the certifying court under its official seal. The Supreme Court may require the original or copies of all or of any portion of the record before the certifying court to be filed with the certification order, if, in the opinion of the Supreme Court, the record or portion thereof may be necessary in answering the questions.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-24A-5
Preparation of certification order
Known as the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law
The act spans §§ 15-24A-1 to 15-24A-9 (11 sections).
Source: Supreme Court Rule 85-7, § 4.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.