{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-18","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 18-4-18","heading":"Proof of instrument by subscribing witness.","body":"If proof of the execution of an instrument is made by a subscribing witness, such witness must be personally known to the officer taking the proof to be the person whose name is subscribed to the instrument as a witness or must be proved to be such by the oath of a credible witness. The subscribing witness must prove that the person whose name is subscribed to the instrument as a party is the person described in it and that such person executed it and that the witness subscribed his name thereto as a witness.","path":["TITLE 18. OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","CHAPTER 18-4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-4-18","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"d20f8bc211d4f9e5676fc4c118a64fd8a4b1ea980ebe78174a94cae83b8f03a5","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-17","next":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}