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Code · South Dakota · Title 55 · Chapter 55-4

55-4-51.3. Form of certificate of trust in support of a real property transaction.

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A certificate of a trustee or of trustees of a trust in support of a real property transaction may be substantially in the following form:
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA )
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________,
______________________________________________________________________,
and further contains the following provisions (optional):
______________________________________________________________________.
The number of trustees required to join in an action by the provisions of the trust instrument or Will is __________.
If revocable, the trust has not been revoked.
______________________________________________________________________.
______________________________________________________________________.
On this, the _____ day of __________, 20_____, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared, known to me or satisfactorily proven to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that she/he executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
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