South Dakota passed a bill authorizing the online notarization of documents and establishing procedures for the performance of online notarizations. An online notarization is defined as a notarial act performed by means of an electronic device or process that allows a notarial officer and a person not in the physical presence of the notarial officer to communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and sound. The bill becomes effective June 27, 2019.
See the South Dakota Legislature Website for the full text of the Statutes: http://sdlegislature.gov/docs/legsession/2019/Bills/HB1272ENR.pdf
