South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - Uniform Unsworn Domestic Declarations Act
Section 18-7-2 - Definitions.

18-7-2. Definitions.
The terms in this chapter mean:
(1)"Boundaries of the United States," the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(2)"Law," includes a statute, judicial decision or order, rule of court, executive order, and administrative rule, regulation, or order;
(3)"Record," information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
(4)"Sign," with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
(a)To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(b)To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process;
(5)"Sworn declaration," a declaration in a signed record given under oath. The term includes a sworn statement, verification, certificate, and affidavit;
(6)"Unsworn declaration," a declaration in a signed record not given under oath but is given under penalty of perjury.

Source: SL 2018, ch 128, §2; SL 2019, ch 101, §1.

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