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S.D. Codified Laws § 18-1-3.1

Requirements of seal--Expiration date required

Source: SL 1988, ch 180; SL 2008, ch 107, § 2; SL 2019, ch 100, § 3; SL 2024, ch 71, § 3.

A notarial officer must have an official seal to be used for the purpose of acknowledging a document. The seal must be a type approved by the secretary of state and must contain at least:

(1) The notarial officer's name;

(2) The words "South Dakota";

(3) The words "notary public"; and

(4) A surrounding border.

Rubber stamp seals and electronic seals must contain the words and seal within the surrounding border.

A notarial officer must indicate the date on which the notarial officer's commission expires below the official seal under this section.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.