Marriage must be solemnized, authenticated, and recorded as provided in this chapter provided, however, that noncompliance with its provisions does not invalidate any lawful marriage consented to and subsequently consummated prior to July 1, 1959.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-1-29
Solemnization and recording of marriages required--Common-law marriages prior to 1959 not invalidated
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Anderson v. S.D. Retirement Sys. (2019)
Most recently applied in Anderson v. S.D. Retirement Sys. (February 2019)
Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0110; SL 1959, ch 50, § 2.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.