{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-18-1-11","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 18-1-11","heading":"Affixing official signature without appearance by parties as misdemeanor.","body":"A person is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if the person is a notarial officer who affixes the person's official signature to any document when the parties to the transaction memorialized in the document have not appeared before the person either in-person or in accordance with § 18-1-11.1.","path":["TITLE 18. OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","CHAPTER 18-1. NOTARIES PUBLIC"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-1-11","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"c671ff11dc833d7dc3404ca848eddcacbcd6de0f5c67dc94d163bceae8b665a3","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-18-1-10","next":"us-sd/sdcl-18-1-11.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}