2015 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 18 - OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chapter 06 - Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act
§ 18-6-4 Validity of unsworn declaration.
18-6-4. Validity of unsworn declaration.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if a law of this state requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this chapter has the same effect as a sworn declaration.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) A deposition under § 15-6-26;
(2) An oath of office;
(3) An oath required to be given before a specified official other than a notary public;
(4) A declaration to be recorded pursuant to Title 43; or
(5) An oath required by § 29A-2-504.
Source: SL 2012, ch 257, § 4 (Supreme Court Rule 12-03), eff. July 1, 2012.
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