Nothing in the provisions of §§ 27A-11A-1.1 to 27A-11A-1.4, inclusive, alters any statute, rule, standard, or practice for accepting documents for filing or admitting documents as evidence, except with respect to:

(1) The manner of making written statements under oath or affirmation or by verified affidavit;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 27A-11A-1.5

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) The acceptability of electronically transmitted facsimile copies; and

(3) The acceptability of electronic signatures.

Subsections (1) and (2) of this section address only the acceptability of documents obtained from an entity’s electronic records system and does not determine whether the board is required or permitted to accept electronic filing of documents.

Source: SL 2012, ch 149, § 31.