{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-21-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-21-7","heading":"Certification and authentication of court record.","body":"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.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-21. ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM--OFFICIAL COURT RECORD"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-21-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"b4abaf7e36a4ae82512b2210c12b4c39551f68e5a785f4b63b338df28b297b8b","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-21-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-21-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}