S.D. Codified Laws § 18-3-2
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Affidavits by persons in military service--Oath administered by commissioned officer
Official statutory text
Any affidavit may be made, by any person in the military service of the United States, in the manner and form now provided by the laws of this state, or as provided in this section and § 18-3-3 .
Any commissioned officer in the military service of the United States may administer an oath or affirmation and take and certify to an affidavit at any place within or without the United States.
Source: SL 1943, ch 150, §§ 2, 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 48.0801-1.
Any commissioned officer in the military service of the United States may administer an oath or affirmation and take and certify to an affidavit at any place within or without the United States.
Source: SL 1943, ch 150, §§ 2, 3; SDC Supp 1960, § 48.0801-1.
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