South Dakota Codified Laws 18-4-10. Identity of person making acknowledgment to be known or proved to officer
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The acknowledgment of an instrument performed in the presence of a person making the acknowledgment must not be taken unless the officer taking it knows or has satisfactory evidence on the oath or affirmation of a credible witness, that the person making such acknowledgment is the individual who is described in and who executed the instrument; or, if executed by a corporation, that the person making such acknowledgment is an officer of the corporation authorized to execute the instrument.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 18-4-10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: CivC 1877, § 659; CL 1887, § 3281; RCivC 1903, § 974; RC 1919, § 580; SDC 1939, § 51.1609; SL 2019, ch 100, § 7.