<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 21-51-5 - Signature and verification of petition or complaint. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046753Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046753SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046753CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046753Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2046753DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046753000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046753SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046753SCL-000002 { 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="s2046753Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-51-5"><span class="s2046753SENU">21-51-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046753SENU">. </span><span class="s2046753CL">Signature and verification of petition or complaint.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046753Normal-000000"><span class="s2046753DefaultParagraphFont">The application, petition, or complaint shall be signed by an attorney licensed to practice in this state or by the party in interest and if signed by the party in interest, it shall also be verified by him.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046753Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046753000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046753Normal"><span class="s2046753SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046753SCL-000002"> Supreme Court Rule 564, 1939; SDC 1939, § 37.0903; Supreme Court Rule adopted October 20, 1947.</span></p></div></body></html>