{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-18-1-12.2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 18-1-12.2","heading":"Party to transaction as notary public prohibited.","body":"It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to affix a signature to a document as a notary public when the person has also signed the document as a party to the transaction proceeding.","path":["TITLE 18. OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","CHAPTER 18-1. NOTARIES PUBLIC"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-1-12.2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"b4e5c87767ac2929332e25d609bcd566af80f75c0f4eec1284dfd6de1c4bd17c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-18-1-12.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-18-1-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}