Every notary public before entering upon the duties of his office, shall provide an official seal and file an impression of the same, together with his oath and bond, in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Source: SL 1862, ch 62, § 8; PolC 1877, ch 17, § 8; CL 1887, § 503; RPolC 1903, § 742; RC 1919, § 5243; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1303.
Commission expiration date required on notarized document. Any notary public shall have a seal which shall be used for the purpose of acknowledging documents. The seal shall be of a type approved by the secretary of state and shall contain at least the following:
- The notary's name;
- The words, South Dakota;
- The words, notary public; and
- A border surrounding the imprint.
In addition, rubber stamp seals shall have the word, seal.
If a seal is used by a notary public, he shall write, or print by a device made for such printing, below the seal's imprint or print and if not provided by the form, the words, my commission expires, and shall provide a date therefor. Any such device shall be separate and apart from the seal. Any notary public using a seal with the commission expiration date included as part of the imprint, prior to the effective date of this section, may use such seal until his current commission expires.
Source: SL 1988, ch 180.