<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 18-5-4 - Officers permitted to take acknowledgment in foreign country. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045169Normal { 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.s2045169SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045169CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045169Normal-000000 { 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.s2045169DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045169Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045169000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045169SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045169SCL-000003 { 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></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045169Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=18-5-4"><span class="s2045169SENU">18-5-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045169SENU">. </span><span class="s2045169CL">Officers permitted to take acknowledgment in foreign country.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045169Normal-000000"><span class="s2045169DefaultParagraphFont">The acknowledgment of any instrument may be made without the United States before:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045169Normal-000001"><span class="s2045169DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    An ambassador, minister, charge d'affaires, counselor to or secretary of a legation, consul general, consul, vice consul, commercial attache, or consular agent of the United States accredited to the country where the acknowledgment is made;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045169Normal-000001"><span class="s2045169DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    A notary public of the country where the acknowledgment is made;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045169Normal-000001"><span class="s2045169DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    A judge or clerk of a court of record of the country where the acknowledgment is made.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045169Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045169000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045169Normal"><span class="s2045169SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045169SCL-000003"> SL 1941, ch 215, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 51.16A04.</span></p></div></body></html>