{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-4-j","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-6-4(j)","heading":"Form of notice and admission of service by mail.","body":"The notice and admission of service provided for in § 15-6-4(i) shall be substantially in the following form:\nNOTICE AND ADMISSION OF SERVICE BY MAIL\nSTATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN CIRCUIT COURT\nCOUNTY OF __________ ________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT\n_________________________, Plaintiff NOTICE AND ADMISSION OF\nvs. SUMMONS/SUMMONS AND\n_________________________, Defendant COMPLAINT\nNOTICE\nTo: ____________________\nThe enclosed summons is served pursuant to § 15-6-4.\nYou must complete the admission part of this form and return one copy of the completed form to the sender within twenty days.\nYou must sign and date the admission. If you are served on behalf of a corporation, unincorporated association (including a partnership), or other entity, you must indicate under your signature your relationship to that entity. If you are served on behalf of another person and you are authorized to receive process, you must indicate under your signature your authority.\nIf you do not complete and return the form to the sender within twenty days, you (or the party on whose behalf you are being served) may be required to pay any expenses incurred in serving a summons in any other manner permitted by law.\nIf you do complete and return this form, you (or the party on whose behalf you are being served) must answer within thirty days. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for a relief demanded.\nI hereby certify that this Notice and Admission of Service was mailed on ________.\n__________\nSignature\n__________\nDate of Signature\nADMISSION OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS/SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT\nPersonal service of the enclosed Summons/Summons and Complaint is hereby admitted by receipt of copies thereof at ________, South Dakota, this ________ day of ________, 20____.\n__________\nSignature\n__________\nRelationship to Entity/ Authority to Receive Service of Process\n__________\nDate of Signature","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-6. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-6-4(j)","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"6b3342a7a87e694d9cb996b15201485528f28a3b3e19263e373eeef20df9eaca","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-4-i","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-5-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}