Before performing the marriage ceremony, the person solemnizing a marriage shall ascertain by personal knowledge or by requesting a photographic identification:

(1) The identity of the parties;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-32

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(2) Their real and full names and places of residence; and

(3) The names and places of residence of the two witnesses.

Source: SDC 1939, § 14.0116; SL 1993, ch 191, § 5.