{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 18-4-2","heading":"Officers authorized to take proof or acknowledgment within circuit, county, or municipality.","body":"The proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be made anywhere in this state before a judge of the circuit court, a clerk of the circuit court, a magistrate of the circuit court, or a United States magistrate. Within a county or municipality for which the officer was elected or appointed, the proof or acknowledgment of an instrument may be made before a county auditor, a register of deeds, a mayor, or a municipal finance officer .","path":["TITLE 18. OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","CHAPTER 18-4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-4-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"4d14372aa85ac8521a1165da4fb03fb0b9fec5f80723a6ea1911cf615710cd42","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-18-4-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}