Section 19-17-3 - (Rule 902(2)) Self-authenticating public documents not under seal.
19-17-3. (Rule 902(2)) Self-authenticating public documents not under seal. Extrinsic evidence of authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not required with respect to a document purporting to bear the signature in his official capacity of an officer or employee of any entity included in § 19-17-2, having no seal, if a public officer having a seal and having official duties in the district or political subdivision of the officer or employee certifies under seal that the signer has the official capacity and that the signature is genuine.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 489; CL 1887, § 5303; RCCivP 1903, § 529; SL 1911, ch 148, § 1; RC 1919, § 2719; Supreme Court Rule 548, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0801 (3); SDCL, § 19-7-7; Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 902 (2).