South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01 - Validity And Performance Of Marriages
Section 25-1-10.2 - Application for marriage license--Required statement.

25-1-10.2. Application for marriage license--Required statement.
The application for a marriage license shall contain the following statement:
"The laws of this state affirm your right to enter into this marriage and at the same time to live within the marriage free from violence and abuse. Neither of you is the property of the other. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, battery, and assault of a spouse or other family member, as well as other provisions of the criminal laws of this state, are applicable to spouses and other family members and violations thereof are punishable by law."
The application shall contain a separate line for the signatures of the applicants verifying that the applicants have read and understand the statement.

Source: SL 1998, ch 155, ยง1.

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Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 25 - Domestic Relations

Chapter 01 - Validity And Performance Of Marriages

Section 25-1-1 - Marriage defined--Consent and solemnization required.

Section 25-1-2 - Present consent to marriage required.

Section 25-1-5 - Manifestation and proof of consent and consummation of marriage.

Section 25-1-6 - Incestuous marriages void.

Section 25-1-7 - Marriage with stepchild void.

Section 25-1-8 - Bigamous marriage void--Former spouse absent or believed dead.

Section 25-1-9 - Age of consent to marriage with and without parental consent.

Section 25-1-10 - License required for marriage--Fee--Disposition of fees--Form--Certified copies--Fee.

Section 25-1-10.1 - Application for marriage license--Proof of age and identification required--Name changes.

Section 25-1-10.2 - Application for marriage license--Required statement.

Section 25-1-11 - Issuance of license to unqualified persons prohibited.

Section 25-1-13 - Consent of parent or guardian required for marriage of minor--Memorandum in record book.

Section 25-1-15 - Unlawful issuance of license as misdemeanor.

Section 25-1-24 - Time allowed after license for solemnization of marriage.

Section 25-1-28.1 - Distribution of HIV educational material before license issued.

Section 25-1-29 - Solemnization and recording of marriages required--Common-law marriages prior to 1959 not invalidated.

Section 25-1-30 - Persons authorized to solemnize marriages.

Section 25-1-31 - Solemnization of marriage without license as misdemeanor.

Section 25-1-32 - Identity and ages of parties to be established before solemnization of marriage.

Section 25-1-33 - Solemnization of marriage between unauthorized persons as misdemeanor.

Section 25-1-35 - Certificate delivered to parties--Return to register of deeds.

Section 25-1-36 - Return of marriage performed without person authorized to perform--Failure as petty offense.

Section 25-1-37 - Record maintained by Department of Health--Entry as evidence of marriage--Local registrar to file records with department.

Section 25-1-38 - Validity of marriages contracted outside state--Same-sex marriages excluded.

Section 25-1-39 - Marriage voidable if party physically incapable or consent obtained by fraud or force.

Section 25-1-40 - Marital rights not restored by pardon from life sentence.