A notary public may charge and receive a fee for each instrument notarized, except that no notary public may charge a fee for notarizing a request for an absentee ballot.
S.D. Codified Laws § 18-1-9
Fee chargeable by notary--No fee for absentee ballot
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1312; SL 1979, ch 153, § 4; SL 1997, ch 120, § 3; SL 2004, ch 143, § 1; SL 2025, ch 91, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.