S.D. Codified Laws § 15-6-4(j)
The notice and admission of service provided for in § 15-6-4(i) shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE AND ADMISSION OF SERVICE BY MAIL
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA IN CIRCUIT COURT
COUNTY OF __________ ________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
_________________________, Plaintiff NOTICE AND ADMISSION OF
vs. SUMMONS/SUMMONS AND
_________________________, Defendant COMPLAINT
NOTICE
To: ____________________
The enclosed summons is served pursuant to § 15-6-4.
You must complete the admission part of this form and return one copy of the completed form to the sender within twenty days.
You must sign and date the admission. If you are served on behalf of a corporation, unincorporated association (including a partnership), or other entity, you must indicate under your signature your relationship to that entity. If you are served on behalf of another person and you are authorized to receive process, you must indicate under your signature your authority.
If you do not complete and return the form to the sender within twenty days, you (or the party on whose behalf you are being served) may be required to pay any expenses incurred in serving a summons in any other manner permitted by law.
If you do complete and return this form, you (or the party on whose behalf you are being served) must answer within thirty days. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for a relief demanded.
I hereby certify that this Notice and Admission of Service was mailed on ________.
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Signature
__________
Date of Signature
ADMISSION OF SERVICE OF SUMMONS/SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT
Personal service of the enclosed Summons/Summons and Complaint is hereby admitted by receipt of copies thereof at ________, South Dakota, this ________ day of ________, 20____.
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Signature
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Relationship to Entity/ Authority to Receive Service of Process
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Date of Signature
SDCL 15-6-4(j)