S.D. Codified Laws § 43-28-5 (2026)
In the absence of any showing of record to the contrary, it shall be presumed that any person or officer who purports to have executed a certificate attached to a copy of any instrument or record which is by § 43-28-4 made eligible for record was duly authorized to execute such certificate at the time it purports to have been executed.
Source: SL 1949, ch 208 , § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 51.1628.