The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made in this state before:
(1) A judge of the circuit court;
(2) A clerk or deputy clerk of the circuit court;
(3) A register of deeds;
(4) A notary public; or
(5) A magistrate.
S.D. Codified Laws § 18-5-2
Officers permitted to take acknowledgment within state
Known as the Uniform Acknowledgment Act
The act spans §§ 18–18 (18 sections).
Source: SL 1941, ch 215, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 51.16A02; SL 1979, ch 149, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.