<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 43-25-26 - Recording of grant of estate in real property--Acknowledgment or proof by subscribing witness required. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2065407Normal { 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.s2065407SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065407CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2065407Normal-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.s2065407DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065407000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065407SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065407SCL-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="s2065407Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-25-26"><span class="s2065407SENU">43-25-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065407SENU">. </span><span class="s2065407CL">Recording of grant of estate in real property--Acknowledgment or proof by subscribing witness required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065407Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065407DefaultParagraphFont">The execution of a grant of an estate in real property, other than an estate at will or for a term not exceeding one year, if it is not duly acknowledged, must, to entitle the grant to be recorded, be proved by a subscribing witness, or as otherwise provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-28-8"><span class="s2065407DefaultParagraphFont">43-28-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065407DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-28-10"><span class="s2065407DefaultParagraphFont">43-28-10</span></a><span class="s2065407DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065407Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065407000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065407Normal"><span class="s2065407SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065407SCL-000002"> CivC 1877, § 623; CL 1887, § 3246; RCivC 1903, § 939; RC 1919, § 541; SDC 1939, § 51.1402.</span></p></div></body></html>