A notarial officer shall have a seal that shall be used for the purpose of acknowledging a document. The seal shall be of a type approved by the secretary of state and shall contain at least:

(1) The notarial officer’s name;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 18-1-3.1

  • 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

(2) The words, South Dakota;

(3) The words, notary public; and

(4) A border surrounding the imprint.

A seal may be a rubber stamp or a physical device capable of affixing to or embossing on a tangible document. A rubber stamp seal shall contain the word, seal.

A notarial officer shall indicate the date on which the notarial officer’s commission expires below the seal under this section.

Source: SL 1988, ch 180; SL 2008, ch 107, § 2; SL 2019, ch 100, § 3.

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