South Dakota § 15-2-7 - Actions to foreclose real estate mortgages.
Full text of South Dakota South Dakota Codified Laws § 15-2-7 — Actions to foreclose real estate mortgages., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-2-7. Actions to foreclose real estate mortgages.
Except where, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute, a civil action for the foreclosure of any real estate mortgage by action or by advertisement can be commenced only within fifteen years after the cause of action shall have accrued, and said period of fifteen years shall not be extended by nonresidence, legal disability, partial payment, or any new promise; provided, however, that the term "new promise" shall not be deemed to embrace an extension of a mortgage duly executed and recorded as contemplated by § 15-2-5. This section shall apply to all real estate mortgages, both those heretofore executed and those hereafter executed.
Source: SDC 1939, § 33.0232 (2); SL 1945, ch 144; SL 1961, ch 177, §§ 1, 3; SL 1965, ch 160.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-2-7 ("Actions to foreclose real estate mortgages.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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