The application for a notary public and an e-notary must contain:

1. (1) A statement indicating the application fee of thirty dollars;

2. (2) Spaces where the applicant may provide the applicant's:

   1. (a) Name;
   2. (b) Street address;
   3. (c) City;
   4. (d) State;
   5. (e) Zip code;
   6. (f) County of residence; and
   7. (g) Date of birth;
3. (3) A statement indicating that the applicant must apply in the same name as that which appears on the seal imprint;
4. (4) Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony;
5. (5) The oath, as required by SDCL 3-1-5;
6. (6) Whether the applicant resides in an out-of-state county bordering South Dakota;
7. (7) If the applicant resides in a county described in subdivision (6), the applicant's place of work or business in South Dakota;
8. (8) Whether the applicant intends to provide e-notary services;
9. (9) If the applicant intends to provide e-notary services, an image of the applicant's electronic seal and the name of each vendor providing the applicant's method of tamper-evident notarization;

10. (10) An imprint of the applicant's official seal that shows:

    1. (a) The applicant's name;
    2. (b) The words, "South Dakota"; and
    3. (c) The words, "notary public";
11. (11) A statement indicating that the applicant's official seal must have a border surrounding the imprint; and
12. (12) A statement indicating that a rubber stamp seal and an electronic seal must have the word "seal" within the border.

Source: 24 SDR 11, effective August 6, 1997; 28 SDR 54, effective October 22, 2001; 30 SDR 189, effective June 9, 2004; 35 SDR 165, effective December 22, 2008 ; 42 SDR 177, effective June 30, 2016; 44 SDR 106, effective December 6, 2017; 45 SDR 44, effective October 8, 2018; 51 SDR 17, effective August 18, 2024; 52 SDR 32, effective September 29, 2025 .

General Authority: SDCL 18-1-1 , 18-1-11.7 .

Law Implemented: SDCL 18-1-1 , 18-1-2 , 18-1-3 , 18-1-3.1 , 18-1-11.4 .

Prior versions effective: 2024-08-18, 2018-10-08, 2017-12-06, 2016-06-30, 2008-12-22.