The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made without the state but within the United States or a territory or insular possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the Philippine Islands and within the jurisdiction of the officer, before:

(1) A clerk or deputy clerk of any federal court;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 18-5-3

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2) A clerk or deputy clerk of any court of record of any state or other jurisdiction;

(3) A notary public;

(4) A commissioner of deeds.

Source: SL 1941, ch 215, § 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 51.16A03.