{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-43-28-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 43-28-8","heading":"Instruments which must be acknowledged or proved before record--Certification.","body":"Before an instrument can be recorded, unless it belongs to one of the classes specified in § 43-28-2 or unless its record has been authorized by the judgment or order of a court of competent jurisdiction, its execution must be acknowledged by the person executing it, or if executed by a corporation, by its authorized officer or it must be proved as provided by § 18-4-18 or as provided by §§ 18-4-19 and 18-4-20 and such acknowledgment or proof must be certified as required in chapter 18-4.","path":["TITLE 43. PROPERTY","CHAPTER 43-28. RECORDING OF INSTRUMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-28-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"e8bf3936f3f072b63aed3420e07925e93d2534d2c05406d7b5915da1d3eb201d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-43-28-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-43-28-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}