18-1-11. Affixing official signature without appearance by parties as misdemeanor.A person is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if the person is a notarial officer who affixes the person's official signature to any document when the parties to the transaction memorialized in the document have not appeared before the person either in-person or in accordance with §18-1-11.1. Source: SL 1887, ch 116, §1; CL 1887, §508; RPolC 1903, §747; RC 1919, §5248; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §32.1313; SL 1979, ch 153, §5; SL 2019, ch 100, §5.
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