<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P2 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">        (g)  Date of birth;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (3)  </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">A statement indicating that the applicant must apply in the same name as that which appears on the seal imprint</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (4)  Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (5)  The oath, as required by SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=3-1-5"><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000003">3-1-5</span></a><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (6)  </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">Whether the applicant resides in an out-of-state county bordering South Dakota</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (7)  </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">If the applicant resides in a county described in subdivision (6), the applicant's place of work or business in South Dakota</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (8)  </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">Whether the applicant intends to provide e-notary services</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (9)  </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">If the applicant intends to provide e-notary services, an image of the applicant's electronic seal and the name of each vendor providing the applicant's method of tamper-evident notarization</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (10) </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">An imprint of the applicant's official seal that shows</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">        (a)  The applicant's name;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">        (b)  The words, "South Dakota"; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">        (c)  The words, "notary public";</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (11)  </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C6">A statement indicating that the applicant</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">'s official seal must have a border surrounding the imprint; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    (12)  </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">A statement indicating that a rubber stamp seal and an electronic seal must have the word </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C6">"</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">seal</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C6">"</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0"> within the border</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0"> 24 SDR 11, effective August 6, 1997; 28 SDR 54, effective October 22, 2001; 30 SDR 189, effective June 9, 2004; 35 SDR 165, effective December 22, 2008</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">; 42 SDR 177, effective June 30, 2016; 44 SDR 106, effective December 6, 2017; 45 SDR 44, effective October 8, 2018; 51 SDR 17, effective August 18, 2024; 52 SDR 32, effective September 29, 2025</span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=18-1-1"><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000003">18-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=18-1-11.7"><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000003">18-1-11.7</span></a><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">    </span><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=18-1-1"><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000003">18-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=18-1-2"><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000003">18-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=18-1-3"><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000003">18-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=18-1-3.1"><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000003">18-1-3.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=18-1-11.4"><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0-000003">18-1-11.4</span></a><span class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc730a43e-d060-474c-90d1-4d28ee4277a3000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>