Title 18 — OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act. Source: SL 2012, ch 257 , § 1 (Supreme Court Rule 12-03), eff. July 1, 2012.

In this chapter: (1) "Boundaries of the United States" means the geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (2) "Law" includes the federal or …

This chapter applies to an unsworn declaration by a declarant who at the time of making the declaration is physically located outside the boundaries of the United States whether or not the location is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. This chapter does not apply t…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), if a law of this state requires or permits use of a sworn declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of this chapter has the same effect as a sworn declaration. (b) This chapter does not apply to: (1) A deposit…

If a law of this state requires that a sworn declaration be presented in a particular medium, an unsworn declaration must be presented in that medium. Source: SL 2012, ch 257 , § 5 (Supreme Court Rule 12-03), eff. July 1, 2012.

An unsworn declaration under this chapter must be in substantially the following form: FORM OF UNSWORN DECLARATION I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of South Dakota that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am physically located outside the geographic boun…