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content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-1"><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="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6HG4">CHAPTER </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6Normal"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6HG4C">VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-1" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Marriage defined--Consent and solemnization required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-2" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Present consent to marriage required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-3" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-3</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">, 25-1-4. Repealed by SL 1992, ch 155, §§ 2, 3</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-5" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Manifestation and proof of consent and consummation of marriage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-6" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Incestuous marriages void.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-7" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Marriage with stepchild void.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-8" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Bigamous marriage void--Former spouse absent or believed dead.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-9" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Age of consent to marriage--Exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-10" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    License required for marriage--Fee--Disposition of fees--Form--Certified copies--Fee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-10.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-10.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Application for marriage license--Proof of age and identification required--Name changes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-10.2" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-10.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Application for marriage license--Required statement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-11" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Issuance of license to unqualified persons prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-12" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-12" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-12</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1993, ch 191, § 3</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Marriage of minor--Court approval or parental consent--Age difference prohibition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-13.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-13.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Marriage of minor--Court approval process--Written findings--Thirty-day waiting period.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-14" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-14" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-14</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1993, ch 191, § 4</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-15" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Unlawful issuance of license as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-16" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-16" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-16</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1976, ch 168, § 11</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-17" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-17" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-17</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">. Obsolete</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-18" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-18" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-18</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont"> to 25-1-23. Repealed by SL 1984, ch 187, §§ 1 to 6</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-24" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-24</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Time allowed after license for solemnization of marriage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-25" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-25" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-25</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">. Obsolete</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-26" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-26</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">, 25-1-27. Repealed by SL 1978, ch 187, §§ 3, 4</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-28" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-28</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-28" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-28</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 2001, ch 129, § 3</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-28.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-28.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Distribution of HIV educational material before license issued.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-29" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Solemnization and recording of marriages required--Common-law marriages prior to 1959 not invalidated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-30" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-30</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Persons authorized to solemnize marriages.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-31" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Solemnization of marriage without license as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-32" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-32</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Identity and ages of parties to be established before solemnization of marriage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-33" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-33</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Solemnization of marriage between unauthorized persons--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-34" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-34</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-34" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-34</span></a><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">. Repealed by SL 1978, ch 187, § 5</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-35" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Certificate delivered to parties--Return to register of deeds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-36" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-36</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Return of marriage performed without person authorized to perform--Failure as petty offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-37" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Record maintained by Department of Health--Entry as evidence of marriage--Local registrar to file records with department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-38" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Validity of marriages contracted outside state--Same-sex marriages excluded.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-39" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Marriage voidable if party physically incapable or consent obtained by fraud or force.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-40" rel="noopener"><span class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-40</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sa340d6613d9a4ffd8004c62141ef2bf6DefaultParagraphFont">    Marital rights not restored by pardon from life sentence.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } 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'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049721SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049721Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-1"><span class="s2049721SENU">25-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049721SENU">. </span><span class="s2049721CL">Marriage defined--Consent and solemnization required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049721Normal-000000"><span class="s2049721DefaultParagraphFont">Marriage is a personal relation, between a man and a woman, arising out of a civil contract to which the consent of parties capable of making it is necessary. Consent alone does not constitute a marriage; it must be followed by a solemnization.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049721Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049721000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049721Normal"><span class="s2049721SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049721SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0101; SL 1959, ch 50, § 1; SL 1996, ch 161.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049722Normal { 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.s2049722SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049722CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049722Normal-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.s2049722DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049722000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049722SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049722SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049722Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-2"><span class="s2049722SENU">25-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049722SENU">. </span><span class="s2049722CL">Present consent to marriage required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049722Normal-000000"><span class="s2049722DefaultParagraphFont">The consent to a marriage must be to one commencing instantly, and not an agreement to marry afterwards.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049722Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049722000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049722Normal"><span class="s2049722SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049722SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0104.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-3 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-3 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-3"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-3, 25-1-4. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1992, ch 155, &#167;&#167;&nbsp;2, 3<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049724SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049724Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-5"><span class="s2049724SENU">25-1-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049724SENU">. </span><span class="s2049724CL">Manifestation and proof of consent and consummation of marriage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049724Normal-000000"><span class="s2049724DefaultParagraphFont">Consent to and subsequent consummation of marriage may be manifested in any form and may be proved under the same general rules of evidence as facts in other cases.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049724Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049724000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049724Normal"><span class="s2049724SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049724SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0105.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049725Normal { 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.s2049725SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049725CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049725Normal-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.s2049725DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049725000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049725SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049725SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049725Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-6"><span class="s2049725SENU">25-1-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049725SENU">. </span><span class="s2049725CL">Incestuous marriages void.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049725Normal-000000"><span class="s2049725DefaultParagraphFont">Marriages between parents and children, ancestors and descendants of every degree, and between brothers and sisters of the half as well as the whole blood, and between uncles and nieces, or aunts and nephews, and between cousins of the half as well as of the whole blood, are null and void from the beginning, whether the relationship is legitimate or illegitimate. The relationships provided for in this section include such relationships that arise through adoption.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049725Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049725000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049725Normal"><span class="s2049725SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049725SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0106 (1); SL 1994, ch 165, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049726Normal { 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.s2049726SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049726CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049726Normal-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.s2049726DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049726000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049726SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049726SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049726Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-7"><span class="s2049726SENU">25-1-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049726SENU">. </span><span class="s2049726CL">Marriage with stepchild void.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049726Normal-000000"><span class="s2049726DefaultParagraphFont">Every marriage of a stepfather with a stepdaughter or a stepmother with a stepson is null and void from the beginning.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049726Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049726000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049726Normal"><span class="s2049726SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049726SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0106 (2).</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049727Normal { 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.s2049727SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049727CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049727Normal-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.s2049727DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049727000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049727SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049727SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049727Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-8"><span class="s2049727SENU">25-1-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049727SENU">. </span><span class="s2049727CL">Bigamous marriage void--Former spouse absent or believed dead.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049727Normal-000000"><span class="s2049727DefaultParagraphFont">A subsequent marriage contracted by any person during the life of a former husband or wife of such person with any person other than such former husband or wife, is null and void from the beginning, unless the former marriage has been annulled or dissolved, or unless such former husband or wife was absent and not known to such person to be living for the space of five successive years immediately preceding such subsequent marriage, or was generally reputed and was believed by such person to be dead at the time such subsequent marriage was contracted, in either of which cases the subsequent marriage is valid until its nullity is adjudged by a competent tribunal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049727Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049727000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049727Normal"><span class="s2049727SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049727SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0106 (3).</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284Normal { 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.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284Statute { 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.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284NoIndent { 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.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 25-1-9 - Age of consent to marriage--Exception."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 25-1-9 - Age of consent to marriage--Exception."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-1-9"><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="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-9" rel="noopener"><span class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284SENU">25-1-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284SENU">. </span><span class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284CL">Age of consent to marriage--Exception.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-13</span></a><span class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284DefaultParagraphFont">, no marriage may be contracted in this state unless both individuals applying for the marriage license have attained the age of eighteen at the time the marriage license is issued.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sb643c3560a1e4188a5ab9ff6e35f7284SCL">SDC 1939, § 14.0109; SL 1961, ch 52; SL 1975, ch 178, § 1; SL 1993, ch 191, § 2; SL 2026, ch 118, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049729Normal { 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.s2049729SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049729CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049729Normal-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.s2049729DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049729000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049729SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049729SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049729Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-10"><span class="s2049729SENU">25-1-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049729SENU">. </span><span class="s2049729CL">License required for marriage--Fee--Disposition of fees--Form--Certified copies--Fee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049729Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049729DefaultParagraphFont">Previous to any marriage within this state, a license shall be obtained from the county register of deeds of any county, the fee for which is forty dollars. Ten dollars of the marriage license fee shall be retained by the county in which the fee is collected and placed in the county general fund. Thirty dollars of the marriage license fee shall be deposited in the county domestic abuse program fund. The license and record of marriage form shall be prescribed and furnished by the Department of Health. Certified copies of the marriage record shall be furnished by the county register of deeds for a fee established pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-25-52"><span class="s2049729DefaultParagraphFont">34-25-52</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049729DefaultParagraphFont"> and such fee shall be retained by the county in which the fee is collected and placed in the county general fund.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049729Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049729000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049729Normal"><span class="s2049729SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049729SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, §§ 12.1406, 14.0111; SL 1957, ch 39; SDCL, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-10-8"><span class="s2049729SCL-000002">16-10-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049729SCL-000002"> (37), (38); SL 1968, ch 15; SL 1974, ch 55, § 25; SL 1978, ch 187, § 1; SL 1983, ch 202; SL 1983, ch 204, § 4; SL 1988, ch 202, § 1; SL 1993, ch 192, § 1; SL 1996, ch 162; SL 2003, ch 142, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377Normal { 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.s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 25-1-10.1 - Application for marriage license--Proof of age and identification required--Name changes."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 25-1-10.1 - Application for marriage license--Proof of age and identification required--Name changes."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-10.1"><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="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-10.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377SENU">25-1-10.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377SENU">. </span><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377CL">Application for marriage license--Proof of age and identification required--Name changes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377Statute"><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont">To obtain a marriage license, each applicant shall sign the marriage license application in person in the presence of the register of deeds or in the presence of a person duly appointed by the register to act in the register's behalf. Each applicant shall provide valid personal identification and provide proof of age before issuance of the marriage license. Proof of age and personal identification must be satisfied by providing a valid:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377StatuteNumber1"><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Passport;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377StatuteNumber1"><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Federal, state, military, or tribal photo identification;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377StatuteNumber1"><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Certified birth certificate, along with a current school or employment photo ID; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377StatuteNumber1"><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Certified birth certificate, along with a U.S. Department of the Treasury Form 4029 that is completed.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377Statute"><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont">On the marriage license application, each applicant shall provide the name the applicant shall be known by after the solemnization of the marriage. This choice must be indicated on the certificate of marriage and serve as a legal means for a name change. A first name may not be changed under this section. A middle name may only be changed if an applicant is changing the applicant's surname to become a middle name. A surname may only be changed to adopt the spouse's surname or the applicants' hyphenated surnames.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377Statute"><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont">No person may use a power of attorney to obtain a marriage license.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s6da6583e3693480f80785409fab99377SCL">SL 1993, ch 191, § 1; SL 2021, ch 115, § 1; SL 2022, ch 78, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049731Normal { 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.s2049731SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049731CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049731Normal-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.s2049731DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049731Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2049731000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049731SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049731SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049731Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-10.2"><span class="s2049731SENU">25-1-10.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049731SENU">. </span><span class="s2049731CL">Application for marriage license--Required statement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049731Normal-000000"><span class="s2049731DefaultParagraphFont">The application for a marriage license shall contain the following statement:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049731Normal-000001"><span class="s2049731DefaultParagraphFont">"The laws of this state affirm your right to enter into this marriage and at the same time to live within the marriage free from violence and abuse. Neither of you is the property of the other. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, battery, and assault of a spouse or other family member, as well as other provisions of the criminal laws of this state, are applicable to spouses and other family members and violations thereof are punishable by law."</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049731Normal-000001"><span class="s2049731DefaultParagraphFont">The application shall contain a separate line for the signatures of the applicants verifying that the applicants have read and understand the statement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049731Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049731000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049731Normal"><span class="s2049731SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049731SCL-000003"> SL 1998, ch 155, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 25-1-13 - Marriage of minor--Court approval or parental consent--Age difference prohibition."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 25-1-13 - Marriage of minor--Court approval or parental consent--Age difference prohibition."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-1-13"><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="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-13" rel="noopener"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceSENU">25-1-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceSENU">. </span><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceCL">Marriage of minor--Court approval or parental consent--Age difference prohibition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatute"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided in this section, a marriage license may be issued to two individuals, one of whom is a minor or both of whom are minors, provided that the individuals applying for the marriage license are at least sixteen years old and have obtained:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatuteNumber1"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">(1)    A circuit court order following a determination by the court that the marriage is voluntary and in the best interest of the minor applicant, or minor applicants, as applicable, pursuant to § 25-113.1, a certified copy of which must be submitted to the register of deeds;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatuteNumber1"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">(2)    If only one applicant is a minor, written consent, notarized and submitted to the office of the county register of deeds, from:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatuteNumber2"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Two parents of the minor; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatuteNumber2"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The legal guardian of the minor; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatuteNumber1"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">(3)    If both applicants are minors, written consent, notarized and submitted to the office of the county register of deeds, from:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatuteNumber2"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">(a)    Two parents of each minor;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatuteNumber2"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The legal guardian of each minor; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatuteNumber2"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">(c)    Two parents of one minor and the legal guardian of the other minor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceStatute"><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont">A marriage license may not be issued under this section if the age difference between the applicants is greater than four years.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dce000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s31d173a4f28b4a6a90bf8752c25f3dceSCL">SDC 1939, § 14.0113; SL 1988, ch 202, § 3; SL 2026, ch 118, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5Normal { 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.sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 25-1-13.1 - Marriage of minor--Court approval process--Written findings--Thirty-day waiting period."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 25-1-13.1 - Marriage of minor--Court approval process--Written findings--Thirty-day waiting period."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-1-13.1"><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="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-13.1" rel="noopener"><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5SENU">25-1-13.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5SENU">. </span><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5CL">Marriage of minor--Court approval process--Written findings--Thirty-day waiting period.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5DefaultParagraphFont">If a court order is sought for the marriage of a minor pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-13</span></a><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5DefaultParagraphFont">, the court must conduct an in-person hearing with both applicants for the marriage license present and meet privately with each applicant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5Statute"><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5DefaultParagraphFont">The court shall consider and make written findings regarding:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5StatuteNumber1"><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The safety, maturity, and long-term welfare of the minor applicant, or minor applicants, as applicable; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5StatuteNumber1"><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Whether the marriage is entered into freely, without coercion, fraud, or undue influence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5StatuteNumber1"><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5DefaultParagraphFont">A marriage license may not be issued until thirty days after judicial approval is granted.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sc00606a54f164f858bd96058712d01b5SCL">SL 2026, ch 118, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-14 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-14 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-14"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-14. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1993, ch 191, &#167;&nbsp;4<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049736SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049736Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-15"><span class="s2049736SENU">25-1-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049736SENU">. </span><span class="s2049736CL">Unlawful issuance of license as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049736Normal-000000"><span class="s2049736DefaultParagraphFont">Any register of deeds who grants a marriage license contrary to the provisions of this title is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049736Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049736000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049736Normal"><span class="s2049736SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049736SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.9902; SL 1974, ch 55, § 26; SL 1988, ch 202, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-16 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-16 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-16"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-16. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1976, ch 168, &#167;&nbsp;11<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-17 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-17 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-17"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-17. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Obsolete<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-18 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-18 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-18"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-18 to 25-1-23. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1984, ch 187, &#167;&#167;&nbsp;1 to 6<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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SL 2020, ch 104, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-25 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-25 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-25"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-25. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Obsolete<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-26 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-26 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-26"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-26, 25-1-27. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1978, ch 187, &#167;&#167;&nbsp;3, 4<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-28 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-28 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-28"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-28. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 2001, ch 129, &#167;&nbsp;3<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049744SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049744Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-28.1"><span class="s2049744SENU">25-1-28.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049744SENU">. </span><span class="s2049744CL">Distribution of HIV educational material before license issued.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049744Normal-000000"><span class="s2049744DefaultParagraphFont">At the time the application for a marriage license is filed, the register of deeds shall distribute to each applicant educational materials prepared and provided at no cost to the counties by the Department of Health on topics related to sexually transmitted disease, HIV transmission, and prenatal care. The information shall include a list of locations where counseling and testing services are available.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049744Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049744000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049744Normal"><span class="s2049744SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049744SCL-000002"> SL 1993, ch 193.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049745Normal { 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.s2049745SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; 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margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049745Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-29"><span class="s2049745SENU">25-1-29</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049745SENU">. </span><span class="s2049745CL">Solemnization and recording of marriages required--Common</span><span class="s2049745CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2049745CL">law marriages prior to 1959 not invalidated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049745Normal-000001"><span class="s2049745DefaultParagraphFont">Marriage must be solemnized, authenticated, and recorded as provided in this chapter provided, however, that noncompliance with its provisions does not invalidate any lawful marriage consented to and subsequently consummated prior to July 1, 1959.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049745Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049745000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049745Normal"><span class="s2049745SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049745SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 14.0110; SL 1959, ch 50, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049746Normal { 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.s2049746SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049746CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049746Normal-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%; 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SL 1959, ch 50, § 2; SL 1976, ch 30, § 2; SL 2003, ch 143, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049747Normal { 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.s2049747SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049747CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049747Normal-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.s2049747DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049747000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049747SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049747SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049747Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-31"><span class="s2049747SENU">25-1-31</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049747SENU">. </span><span class="s2049747CL">Solemnization of marriage without license as misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049747Normal-000000"><span class="s2049747DefaultParagraphFont">If any marriage is solemnized without the license required by this title being procured, the parties so married and all persons aiding in such marriage are guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049747Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049747000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049747Normal"><span class="s2049747SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049747SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.9903.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049748Normal-000001"><span class="s2049748DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The names and places of residence of the two witnesses.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049748Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049748000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049748Normal"><span class="s2049748SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049748SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 14.0116; SL 1993, ch 191, § 5.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078Normal { 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; 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margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078NoIndent { 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.sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 25-1-33 - Solemnization of marriage between unauthorized persons--Penalty."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 25-1-33 - Solemnization of marriage between unauthorized persons--Penalty."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/25-1-33"><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="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-33" rel="noopener"><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078SENU">25-1-33</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078SENU">. </span><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078CL">Solemnization of marriage between unauthorized persons--Penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078Statute"><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont">A person is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if the person solemnizes any marriage knowing that:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont">(1)</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont">    Either party who is under the age of eighteen has not met the requirements provided under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=25-1-13" rel="noopener"><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-13</span></a><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Either party is of unsound mind; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078StatuteNumber1"><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Any other legal impediment exists.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="sd5aeae8a360448148181c3ac08aef078SCL">SDC 1939, § 14.9906; SL 1984, ch 12, § 26; SL 2026, ch 118, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /> <HTML> <HEAD> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES25-1-34 </title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws SDCL 25-1-34 "> <META NAME="Description" Content="South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-34"> </HEAD> <BODY> <!-- File converted by Wp2Html Version 4.0 --> <!-- Email Andrew@brackenbeds.co.uk for more details --> <!-- WP Style Open: System_34 --><!-- WP Style End: System_34 --> <Div align="full"> <!-- WP Paired Style On: SENU -->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> 25-1-34. <!-- WP Paired Style Off: SENU -->&nbsp;<!-- WP Style End: SENU --> Repealed by SL 1978, ch 187, &#167;&nbsp;5<p> </BODY> </HTML> <br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049751SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049751Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-35"><span class="s2049751SENU">25-1-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049751SENU">. </span><span class="s2049751CL">Certificate delivered to parties--Return to register of deeds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049751Normal-000000"><span class="s2049751DefaultParagraphFont">After performing the ceremony, the person solemnizing the marriage shall deliver the marriage certificate to the persons married and return, within ten days, the license and record of marriage to the county register of deeds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049751Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049751000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049751Normal"><span class="s2049751SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049751SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, §§ 14.0117, 14.9904; SL 1978, ch 187, § 6; SL 1980, ch 186; SL 1988, ch 202, § 7; SL 1993, ch 191, § 6.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049752Normal { 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.s2049752SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049752CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049752Normal-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.s2049752DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049752000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049752SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049752SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049752Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-36"><span class="s2049752SENU">25-1-36</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049752SENU">. </span><span class="s2049752CL">Return of marriage performed without person authorized to perform--Failure as petty offense.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049752Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049752DefaultParagraphFont">Persons married in accordance with the creed or custom of any sect or denomination to which they belong which dispenses with the services of any minister or other person authorized to perform marriages by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-30"><span class="s2049752DefaultParagraphFont">25-1-30</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049752DefaultParagraphFont"> are themselves required to make return of such marriage within thirty days thereafter to the county register of deeds. It is a petty offense for a husband and wife to fail to make the return of a certificate of a marriage made under this section.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049752Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049752000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049752Normal"><span class="s2049752SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049752SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, §§ 14.0119, 14.9905; SL 1984, ch 12, § 27; SL 1988, ch 202, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049753Normal { 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.s2049753SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049753CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049753Normal-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.s2049753DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049753000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049753SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049753SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049753Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-37"><span class="s2049753SENU">25-1-37</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049753SENU">. </span><span class="s2049753CL">Record maintained by Department of Health--Entry as evidence of marriage--Local registrar to file records with department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049753Normal-000000"><span class="s2049753DefaultParagraphFont">The Department of Health shall maintain marriage licenses issued and records of marriages solemnized in South Dakota. A duly certified copy of the recorded marriage license shall be received as competent evidence of the marriage. The local registrar shall file monthly, or more frequently if required by the department, a record of all marriages occurring in the local registrar's county with the Department of Health by electronic means, if available. If electronic means are not available, the registrar shall file such record of all marriages on a form prescribed by the department.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049753Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049753000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049753Normal"><span class="s2049753SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049753SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0122; SL 1974, ch 55, § 29; SL 1988, ch 202, § 9; SL 1993, ch 191, § 7; SL 2001, ch 129, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049754Normal { 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.s2049754SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049754CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049754CL-000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049754Normal-000001 { 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.s2049754DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049754000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049754SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049754SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049754Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-38"><span class="s2049754SENU">25-1-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049754SENU">. </span><span class="s2049754CL">Validity of marriages contracted outside state--Same</span><span class="s2049754CL-000000">-</span><span class="s2049754CL">sex marriages excluded.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049754Normal-000001"><span class="s2049754DefaultParagraphFont">Any marriage contracted outside the jurisdiction of this state, except a marriage contracted between two persons of the same gender, which is valid by the laws of the jurisdiction in which such marriage was contracted, is valid in this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049754Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049754000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049754Normal"><span class="s2049754SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049754SCL-000003"> SDC 1939, § 14.0103; SL 2000, ch 115, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049755Normal { 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.s2049755SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049755CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049755Normal-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.s2049755DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049755000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049755SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049755SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049755Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-39"><span class="s2049755SENU">25-1-39</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049755SENU">. </span><span class="s2049755CL">Marriage voidable if party physically incapable or consent obtained by fraud or force.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049755Normal-000000"><span class="s2049755DefaultParagraphFont">If either party to a marriage be incapable from physical causes of entering into the marriage state or if the consent of either be obtained by fraud or force, the marriage is voidable.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049755Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049755000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049755Normal"><span class="s2049755SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049755SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0107.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 25-1 - VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE OF MARRIAGES</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049756Normal { 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.s2049756SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049756CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049756Normal-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.s2049756DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049756000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049756SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049756SCL-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="s2049756Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-1-40"><span class="s2049756SENU">25-1-40</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049756SENU">. </span><span class="s2049756CL">Marital rights not restored by pardon from life sentence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049756Normal-000000"><span class="s2049756DefaultParagraphFont">No pardon granted to any person sentenced to imprisonment for life in this state restores such person to the rights of any previous marriage or to the guardianship of any issue of such marriage.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049756Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049756000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049756Normal"><span class="s2049756SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049756SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 14.0108.</span></p></div></body></html>