Whenever a copy of a writing is certified for the purpose of being offered in evidence before any court or any officer, board, or tribunal, the certificate must state in substance that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be. The certificate must be under the official seal of the certifying officer, if there be any, or if he be the clerk of a court having a seal, under the seal of such court.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 19-4-9

  • 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.
  • 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: CCivP 1877, § 497; CL 1887, § 5311; RCCivP 1903, § 536; RC 1919, § 2728; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.1101.

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