South Dakota Codified Laws 16-21-7. Certification and authentication of court record
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A court document may be certified as an official copy only if the original document is on file with the court. In addition to manually certifying documents with a handwritten signature, any custodian of a court document may also use an electronic signature and seal to certify or authenticate documents that are in electronic format. A raised seal on the copy from the issuing court shall not be required.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-21-7
- Seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper, and also the word "seal" written or printed on such paper. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 2012, ch 255, § 7 (Supreme Court Rule 12-01), eff. Feb. 21, 2012.