<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 18-1-9 - Fee chargeable by notary--No fee for absentee ballot.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711ea000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 18-1-9 - Fee chargeable by notary--No fee for absentee ballot."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 18-1-9 - Fee chargeable by notary--No fee for absentee ballot."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/18-1-9"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=18-1-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaSENU">18-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaSENU">. </span><span class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaCL">Fee chargeable by notary--No fee for absentee ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaStatute"><span class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaDefaultParagraphFont">A notary public may charge and receive a fee for each instrument notarized, except that no notary public may charge a fee for notarizing a request for an absentee ballot.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711ea000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s0bfa09ca4f9e422fb38869e2288711eaSCL">SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 32.1312; SL 1979, ch 153, § 4; SL 1997, ch 120, § 3; SL 2004, ch 143, § 1; SL 2025, ch 91, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>