S.D. Codified Laws § 18-1-11

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024

Section 18-1-11 - Affixing official signature without appearance by parties as misdemeanor

A person is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if the person is a notarial officer who affixes the person's official signature to any document when the parties to the transaction memorialized in the document have not appeared before the person either in-person or in accordance with § 18-1-11.1.

SDCL 18-1-11

SL 1887, ch 116, § 1; CL 1887, § 508; RPolC 1903, § 747; RC 1919, § 5248; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1313; SL 1979, ch 153, § 5; SL 2019, ch 100, §5.

Amended by S.L. 2019, ch. 100,s. 5, eff. 7/1/2019.