{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-18-5-13","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 18-5-13","heading":"Signature of certificate by officer--Endorsement and seal--Effect of failure to endorse--Facsimile on fidelity or surety bonds.","body":"The certificate of the acknowledging officer shall be completed by his signature and immediately following his signature and immediately preceding his official description, he shall endorse thereon his name with a typewriter or print the same legibly with a stamp or with pen and ink, his official seal, if he has one, the title of his office, and if he is a notary public, the date his commission expires. Failure of an acknowledging officer to endorse his name on an instrument as required herein shall not render such instrument invalid, but a recording officer may refuse to accept such instrument for record until such endorsement is made.\nNotwithstanding any provision in this chapter, a facsimile of the original signature and notarization may be used in lieu of an original signature when acknowledging a fidelity or surety bond in a form as required herein.","path":["TITLE 18. OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","CHAPTER 18-5. UNIFORM ACKNOWLEDGMENT LAW"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-5-13","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9b9b4571d49a001d566b35cd5cc1486718bc1de7529954aaa763d85766739142","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-18-5-12","next":"us-sd/sdcl-18-5-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}