{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 18-4-12","heading":"Form of general certificate of acknowledgment.","body":"The certificate of acknowledgment of an instrument unless it is otherwise in this chapter provided must be substantially in the following form:\nTerritory of ____ or State of ____\nCounty of ____ ss\nOn this ____ day of ____, in the year ____, before me personally appeared ____, known to me (or proved to me on the oath of ____) to be the person who is described in, and who executed the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he (or they) executed the same.","path":["TITLE 18. OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","CHAPTER 18-4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-4-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"b96f708ca3d4ebe6c9d827a55ade4696d29e0aafe51a960d621a89d2500d6b93","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}