There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 19 EVIDENCE
Chapter 04. Affidavits And Certificates
§19-4-9 Statements in certification of writing for introduction into evidence--Seal.
SD Codified L § 19-4-9 (through 2012) What's This?
19-4-9. Statements in certification of writing for introduction into evidence--Seal. Whenever a copy of a writing is certified for the purpose of being offered in evidence before any court or any officer, board, or tribunal, the certificate must state in substance that the copy is a correct copy of the original, or of a specified part thereof, as the case may be. The certificate must be under the official seal of the certifying officer, if there be any, or if he be the clerk of a court having a seal, under the seal of such court.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 497; CL 1887, § 5311; RCCivP 1903, § 536; RC 1919, § 2728; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.1101.
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