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S.D. Codified Laws § 18-5-13

Signature of certificate by officer--Endorsement and seal--Effect of failure to endorse--Facsimile on fidelity or surety bonds

Known as the Uniform Acknowledgment Act

The act spans §§ 18–18 (18 sections).

Source: SL 1941, ch 215, § 8; SL 1959, ch 279; SDC Supp 1960, § 51.16A08; SL 1980, ch 170, § 1.

The certificate of the acknowledging officer shall be completed by his signature and immediately following his signature and immediately preceding his official description, he shall endorse thereon his name with a typewriter or print the same legibly with a stamp or with pen and ink, his official seal, if he has one, the title of his office, and if he is a notary public, the date his commission expires. Failure of an acknowledging officer to endorse his name on an instrument as required herein shall not render such instrument invalid, but a recording officer may refuse to accept such instrument for record until such endorsement is made.

Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, a facsimile of the original signature and notarization may be used in lieu of an original signature when acknowledging a fidelity or surety bond in a form as required herein.

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