43-28-8. Instruments which must be acknowledged or proved before record--Certification.
Before an instrument can be recorded, unless it belongs to one of the classes specified in §43-28-2 or unless its record has been authorized by the judgment or order of a court of competent jurisdiction, its execution must be acknowledged by the person executing it, or if executed by a corporation, by its authorized officer or it must be proved as provided by §18-4-18 or as provided by §§18-4-19 and 18-4-20 and such acknowledgment or proof must be certified as required in chapter 18-4.
Source: CivC 1877, §648; CL 1887, §3269; RCivC 1903, §962; RC 1919, §570; SDC 1939, §51.1602; SL 1943, ch 173.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 28 - Recording Of Instruments
Section 43-28-1 - Recording of instruments affecting real estate with register of deeds.
Section 43-28-2 - Instruments which may be recorded without acknowledgment or further proof.
Section 43-28-4.1 - Affidavits stating facts relating identity of a party recorded.
Section 43-28-6 - Prior recording of instruments validated--Rights barred by no action.
Section 43-28-7 - Authorities without state have no jurisdiction of real property within state.
Section 43-28-8 - Instruments which must be acknowledged or proved before record--Certification.
Section 43-28-9 - Acknowledgment of instrument by married woman.
Section 43-28-10 - Recording of instrument proved and certified by handwriting.
Section 43-28-12 - Separate recording of absolute grants and mortgages.
Section 43-28-14 - Validity of unrecorded instrument.
Section 43-28-17 - Priority of first recorded conveyance of real property--Conveyance defined.
Section 43-28-21 - Mailing address of grantee required for recording real estate conveyance.
Section 43-28-23 - Format standards for real estate documents recorded with the register of deeds.
Section 43-28-24 - Definitions related to identity information.
Section 43-28-25 - Document preparers prohibited from including personally identifiable information.