Whenever a copy of a writing is certified for the purpose of being offered in evidence before any court or any officer, board, or tribunal, the certificate must state in substance that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be. The certificate must be under the official seal of the certifying officer, if there be any, or if he be the clerk of a court having a seal, under the seal of such court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 19-4-9
Statements in certification of writing for introduction into evidence--Seal
Source: CCivP 1877, § 497; CL 1887, § 5311; RCCivP 1903, § 536; RC 1919, § 2728; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.1101.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.