18-1-3.1. Requirements of seal--Commission expiration date required below seal.
A notarial officer shall have a seal that shall be used for the purpose of acknowledging a document. The seal shall be of a type approved by the secretary of state and shall contain at least:
(1)The notarial officer's name;
(2)The words, South Dakota;
(3)The words, notary public; and
(4)A border surrounding the imprint.
A seal may be a rubber stamp or a physical device capable of affixing to or embossing on a tangible document. A rubber stamp seal shall contain the word, seal.
A notarial officer shall indicate the date on which the notarial officer's commission expires below the seal under this section.
Source: SL 1988, ch 180; SL 2008, ch 107, §2; SL 2019, ch 100, §3.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 18 - Oaths and Acknowledgments
Section 18-1-1.1 - Definitions.
Section 18-1-2 - Oath and bond of notary.
Section 18-1-3 - Seal, oath, and bond filed with secretary of state.
Section 18-1-3.1 - Requirements of seal--Commission expiration date required below seal.
Section 18-1-4 - Issuance of commission--Posting--Records maintained by secretary of state.
Section 18-1-9 - Fee chargeable by notary.
Section 18-1-10 - Faith and credit to notarial acts.
Section 18-1-11 - Affixing official signature without appearance by parties as misdemeanor.
Section 18-1-11.1 - Notarial act--Video communication technology--Requirements.
Section 18-1-12 - Acting after expiration of term or disqualification as misdemeanor.
Section 18-1-12.1 - Performing notarial act without commission as misdemeanor.
Section 18-1-12.2 - Party to transaction as notary public prohibited.
Section 18-1-13 - Removal of notary from office for violation.
Section 18-1-14 - Notice to notary of revocation of commission.