{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-18-8-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 18-8-2","heading":"Conscious presence is electronic presence--Wills.","body":"A non-holographic will is validly signed when signed in the electronic presence of the testator by two or more individuals who, in the electronic presence of the testator, witnessed either the signing of the will or the testator's acknowledgment of that signature.","path":["TITLE 18. OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","CHAPTER 18-8. REMOTE WITNESSING OF LEGAL INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-8-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"d0383ef96c94348e0fa9c2a0c0467ca93b5f5732025e50622923164ce543d399","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-18-8-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-18-8-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}