16-21-7. Certification and authentication of court record.
A court document may be certified as an official copy only if the original document is on file with the court. In addition to manually certifying documents with a handwritten signature, any custodian of a court document may also use an electronic signature and seal to certify or authenticate documents that are in electronic format. A raised seal on the copy from the issuing court shall not be required.
Source: SL 2012, ch 255, ยง7 (Supreme Court Rule 12-01), eff. Feb. 21, 2012.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary
Chapter 21 - Electronic Document Management System--Official Court Record
Section 16-21-1 - Definitions.
Section 16-21-2 - Electronic document management system policy.
Section 16-21-3 - EDMS conversion.
Section 16-21-4 - Official record.
Section 16-21-5 - Signatures of judges and court officials.
Section 16-21-6 - Confidential information.
Section 16-21-7 - Certification and authentication of court record.