18-1-3.1. Requirements of seal--Commission expiration date required below seal. A notarial officer shall have a seal that shall be used for the purpose of acknowledging a document. The seal shall be of a type approved by the secretary of state and shall contain at least:
(1) The notarial officer's name;
(2) The words, South Dakota;
(3) The words, notary public; and
(4) A border surrounding the imprint.
A seal may be a rubber stamp or a physical device capable of affixing to or embossing on a tangible document. A rubber stamp seal shall contain the word, seal.
A notarial officer shall indicate the date on which the notarial officer's commission expires below the seal under this section.
Source: SL 1988, ch 180; SL 2008, ch 107, § 2; SL 2019, ch 100, § 3.