South Dakota Code — 44
Browse 212 sections in division 44 of the South Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 44-1-1. Lien defined.
- § 44-1-2. Classification of liens--Definition of terms--General lien--Special lien.
- § 44-1-3. Application of general statutes to liens--Exception.
- § 44-1-4. Creation of lien--Contract--Operation of law.
- § 44-1-5. Security for performance of future obligations--Creation of lien.
- § 44-1-6. Agreement to create lien on future interest--Attachment of lien.
- § 44-1-7. Lien or contract of lien transfers no title to property.
- § 44-1-8. Forfeiture of property to satisfy obligation secured by lien or restraint of right of redemption void.
- § 44-1-9. Obligation to perform not implied from lien.
- § 44-1-10. Lien limited to specified obligation.
- § 44-1-11. Lien holder not entitled to compensation from owner for expenses incurred respecting lien--Exception.
- § 44-1-12. Destruction, disposal, or removal of personal property subject to security interest as felony.
- § 44-1-13. Priority of lien securing future advances.
- § 44-2-1. Priority of different liens upon same property--Determination--Time of creation.
- § 44-2-2. Purchase price of real property--Mortgage given for at time of conveyance--Vendor's lien--Priority over other liens--Operation of recording laws.
- § 44-2-3. Public record notice of claim of lien on personal property--No other method provided--Lien statement--Contents.
- § 44-2-4. Lien statement covering personal property--Condition precedent to filing--Mailing of copy to owner of property.
- § 44-2-5. Lien statement covering personal property--Filing in office of register of deeds, effect--Indexing of filed statements--Filing fees.
- § 44-2-6. Lien statement covering personal property--Certified copies of filed statement, filing in other counties, effect, indexing.
- § 44-2-7. Lien statement covering personal property--Assignment and satisfaction of record.
- § 44-2-8. Effect of lien claim or statement--Constructive notice.
- § 44-2-9. Filing of lien statement without reasonable grounds--False statements in instrument--Noncompliance with demand for discharge--Civil action for damages--Penalty included in judgment.
- § 44-3-1. Marshaling securities among lien holders--Lien upon several things--Subordinate interest of others in some of the things--Classes of property to which resort may be had.
- § 44-3-2. Marshaling securities among lien holders--Several things within the same class and subject to same number of liens--Property to which resort may be had.
- § 44-3-3. Redemption from lien--Manner of making--Performance of condition--Payment of damages for delay.
- § 44-3-4. Right to redeem from lien--Time for redemption.
- § 44-3-5. Inferior lien holder--Right to redeem.
- § 44-3-6. Subrogation of inferior lien holder.
- § 44-3-7. Satisfaction of prior lien by special lien holder--Enforcement of repayment of amount.
- § 44-3-8. Satisfaction of lien--Execution of discharge or release by holder--Damages for failure to execute and deliver satisfaction--Attorney fees--Additional penalty.
- § 44-4-1. Liens subject to release by undertaking.
- § 44-4-2. Affidavit by interested person or agent to release property from lien by undertaking--Filing with custodian of lien record--Contents.
- § 44-4-3. Undertaking to release property from lien--Amount--Sureties--Terms and conditions--Justification of sureties.
- § 44-4-4. Affidavit to release property from lien by undertaking--Filing fee--Recording of documents--Certified copies as evidence.
- § 44-4-5. Service of affidavit, undertaking, and notice of time and place of hearing on lien claimant or agent--Return.
- § 44-4-6. Hearing on application for release of property from lien by undertaking--Exception to sufficiency of surety--Justification of sureties--Dismissal of application upon failure of sureties to justify.
- § 44-4-7. Approval of undertaking for release of property from lien--Discharge of lien--Recording by marginal entry.
- § 44-4-8. Release and exoneration of sureties on undertaking for release of property from lien.
- § 44-5-1. Lien extinguishable as accessory obligation.
- § 44-5-2. Voluntary restoration of property to owner by lien holder--Extinguishment of lien--Exception.
- § 44-5-3. Sale or conversion of property subject to lien--Satisfaction of claim--Lien extinguished.
- § 44-5-4. Act secured by lien--Partial performance does not extinguish lien.
- § 44-5-5. Lien not extinguished by limitation of action on main obligation.
- § 44-6-1. Purchase price of real property--Special or vendor's lien.
- § 44-6-2. Agreement for purchase of real property--Payment of part of purchase price--Special or vendee's lien for amount paid.
- § 44-6-3. Validity of liens of vendors and vendees--Exception.
- § 44-6-4. Written contract by buyer of real property for payment of purchase price to seller--Transfer of contract by seller waives lien to extent of sum payable under contract--Exception.
- § 44-6-5. Lien on personal property for purchase price--Enforcement.
- § 44-7-1.1. Applicability of chapter.
- § 44-7-2.1. Procedure for filing under chapter.
- § 44-7-3.1. Certification as entitling liens, etc., to be filed.
- § 44-7-4.1. Duty of secretary of state or register of deeds on presentation of notice of federal lien, refiling of notice, or notice of revocation of certificate.
- § 44-7-5.1. Duty of secretary of state on presentation of certificate of release, nonattachment, withdrawal, discharge, or subordination.
- § 44-7-5.2. Duty of filing officer to accept liens in authorized method or medium.
- § 44-7-8.1. Schedule of fees for filing lien or certificate or notice affecting lien--Deposit of fee.
- § 44-7-8.2. Fees for responding to request for information.
- § 44-7-8.3. Uniform application and construction of chapter--Filing system.
- § 44-7-10. Tax liens and notices filed before effective date of chapter.
- § 44-8-1. Creation, renewal, or extension of mortgage of real property--Formalities required.
- § 44-8-1.1. Real property interests subject to mortgage.
- § 44-8-1.2. After-acquired title of real property mortgagor.
- § 44-8-1.3. Mortgagor not bound to personal performance.
- § 44-8-1.4. Mortgage assigned with debt.
- § 44-8-1.5. Security of mortgage protected against mortgagor's act.
- § 44-8-2. Power of attorney to execute mortgage of real property must be in writing--Signature, acknowledgment, or proof--Recording.
- § 44-8-3. Standard form of real estate mortgage.
- § 44-8-4. Assignment of real estate mortgage--Standard form.
- § 44-8-5. Satisfaction of real estate mortgage--Standard form.
- § 44-8-6. Adoption of standard forms--Use of other forms not precluded--Name and post office address of mortgagee or assignee required.
- § 44-8-7. Real estate mortgages--Prohibited provisions--Exception--Federal land bank mortgages.
- § 44-8-8. Validation of recorded real estate mortgages containing prohibited provisions--Notice to subsequent purchasers, encumbrancers or creditors--Rights of good faith purchasers or encumbrancers prior to July 1, 1949--Rights barred by no action.
- § 44-8-9. Mortgage of real property--Acknowledgment or proof--Certification and recording.
- § 44-8-10. Record of mortgage--Notice to subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers.
- § 44-8-11. Instrument intended as mortgage of real property--Recording as mortgage necessary.
- § 44-8-12. Defeasance, to effect grant absolute on its face, must be recorded.
- § 44-8-13. Assignment of mortgage on real property--Recording--Acknowledgment or proof--Contents--Record as notice.
- § 44-8-14. Discharge of recorded mortgage--Certificate of release, contents, recording, fee.
- § 44-8-15. Mortgages affecting real property--Defective assignments or discharges recorded prior to July 1, 1939, legalized--Rights or purchasers or encumbrancers protected--Use as evidence--Rights barred by no action.
- § 44-8-16. Prior or superior mortgage affecting real property--Failure of mortgagor or successor in interest to pay installment due--Payment by holder of inferior mortgage--Added to amount due on mortgage.
- § 44-8-17. Real property sold on execution or on mortgage foreclosure--Renewal of insurance by purchaser--Payments of taxes or assessments by purchaser--Addition to cost of redemption from sale.
- § 44-8-18. Past due installments of interest and principal on superior mortgage affecting real property--Payment by holder of inferior mortgage--Insurance, taxes, and assessments paid by purchaser at sale on execution or mortgage foreclosure--Payment by pu...
- § 44-8-19. Bond to redeem without paying insurance, taxes or prior liens--Action on bond to determine validity.
- § 44-8-20. Deficiency in amount of purchase money mortgage given after June 30, 1933--Nonexistent after foreclosure of mortgage.
- § 44-8-21. Mortgage securing note for purchase price of real estate--Nonnegotiability--Enforcement of liability--Endorsement of note.
- § 44-8-22. Rights of payee of note given in payment of purchase price--Deficiency judgment prohibition inapplicable unless note secured by real estate mortgage.
- § 44-8-23. Executory contract remedies unaffected by deficiency judgment provisions.
- § 44-8-24. Deficiency judgment prohibition inapplicable to purchase money mortgage or notes held by federal agencies and instrumentalities.
- § 44-8-25. Deficiency judgment provisions not applicable to outside lenders.
- § 44-8-26. Collateral real estate mortgages.
- § 44-8-27. Due-on-sale clause defined.
- § 44-8-28. Inclusion of due-on-sale clause in mortgage required for enforcement.
- § 44-8-29. Definition of terms.
- § 44-8-30. Certificate of release--Conditions.
- § 44-8-31. Requirements of certificate of release.
- § 44-8-32. Execution and acknowledgment of certificate of release--Appointment of agent.
- § 44-8-33. Certificate of release prima facie evidence--Recording.
- § 44-8-34. Recording certificate of release in multiple counties.
- § 44-8-35. Application of certificate of release only to certain mortgages.
- § 44-9-1. Persons entitled to lien--Property affected--Extent of lien--Exceptions.
- § 44-9-2. Construction of improvements with knowledge of owner subjects land to lien--Exceptions.
- § 44-9-3. Vendee authorized to improve land sold under executory contract--Forfeiture or surrender of contract after attachment of liens for improvements--Liability of vendor.
- § 44-9-4. Improvement not authorized by owner of land--Notice of nonliability.
- § 44-9-5. Homestead right--Lien does not affect exemption.
- § 44-9-6. Contribution under contract with owner--Agreed price--Extent of lien.
- § 44-9-6.1. Interest on amounts secured by liens.
- § 44-9-7. Attachment and taking effect of lien--Preference over other encumbrances.
- § 44-9-8. Attachment of lien--Protection of bona fide purchaser, mortgagee, or encumbrancer--Notice of lien for improvements thereafter made.
- § 44-9-9. Concurrent liens upon mine or mining claim, oil or gas well or spring--Pro rata payment.
- § 44-9-10. Materials or services furnished to contractor--Lien account and notice of claim furnished to owner--Withholding of payments from contractor to protect lien claimants.
- § 44-9-11. Lien account and notice of claim--Service on owner of property--Copy furnished to contractor--Assent of contractor to claim--Payment by owner--Deduction from amount due contractor.
- § 44-9-12. Amount due from contractor to creditor--Recovery from owner.
- § 44-9-13. Theft by contractor, subcontractor, or supplier--Penalty.
- § 44-9-14. Demand of owner for lien accounts--Service on persons claiming liens--Owner defined.
- § 44-9-15. Lien ceases without filing of required lien statement--Place of filing of statement.
- § 44-9-16. Lien statement by lien claimant--Verification--Contents.
- § 44-9-17. Lien statement by lien claimant--Mailing of copy to property owner condition precedent to filing--Post office receipt attached to statement.
- § 44-9-18. Lien statement by lien claimant--Duties of register of deeds--Filing in numerical order--Contents of record--Entry upon mortgage or lien index.
- § 44-9-19. Fees for the filing, indexing or assignment of liens.
- § 44-9-20. Claims against two or more buildings or improvements--Exception for condominiums--General contract with owner--Election of lien claimant.
- § 44-9-21. Manner of satisfying liens--Execution and delivery of satisfaction to owner of property--Contents--Acknowledgment--Record of satisfaction--Cancellation of lien.
- § 44-9-22. Neglect of lien holder to satisfy lien on demand--Damages--Attorney fees--Additional penalty.
- § 44-9-23. Enforcement of lien--Venue of action--Commencement and conduct of proceedings.
- § 44-9-24. Six-year limitation to enforce lien--Cancellation of expired lien.
- § 44-9-25. Parties to action to foreclose lien--Admission of lien holder not named as defendant--Joinder of plaintiffs.
- § 44-9-26. Forfeiture of lien for failure to commence suit upon demand--Cancellation by register of deeds.
- § 44-9-27. Action to enforce lien--Commencement--Issuance of summons--Filing of complaint.
- § 44-9-28. Notice of pendency of action to enforce lien--Necessity for filing--Intervention of other lien claimants.
- § 44-9-29. Enforcement of lien--Application to make all interested persons parties--Order of court, publication--Rights barred by failure to appear and assert claim.
- § 44-9-30. Consolidations of actions for foreclosure of liens upon same property--Order of court--Rights of parties protected.
- § 44-9-31. Pleadings in action to foreclose lien--Bill of particulars to be attached, verification--Further account may be required by court--Pleading stricken and claim disallowed for failure to file particulars.
- § 44-9-32. Pleadings in action to foreclose lien--Denial of averments of answer.
- § 44-9-33. Foreclosure of liens--Applicability of laws governing civil procedure--Exception.
- § 44-9-34. Foreclosure of liens--Appointment of receiver on request of majority of lien holders, parties to action.
- § 44-9-35. Foreclosure of liens involving public utility--Receivership created instead of directing sale of property.
- § 44-9-36. Receiver appointed in foreclosure proceeding--Issuance of certificates for charges necessary to protect property as provided in judgment.
- § 44-9-37. Compensation of receiver fixed by court.
- § 44-9-38. General power of court to appoint receiver not abridged.
- § 44-9-39. Postponement of trial of foreclosure action--Omitted parties--Lien claim not due--Allowance of present worth of claim.
- § 44-9-40. Judgment for lien holder--Amount demanded and proved--Costs fixed by court--Excluded from lien of other property.
- § 44-9-41. Foreclosure of lien--Taxation of costs--Sum allowed for preparation and filing of lien statement and account.
- § 44-9-42. Foreclosure of lien--Allowance of fees and expenses, attorneys, receivers, exception.
- § 44-9-43. Payment of judgment by lien holder personally indebted for amount of lien--Subrogation to rights of person so paid.
- § 44-9-44. Judgment of sale to satisfy all liens--Manner of sale--Rights of persons which are paramount to liens--Proceeds of sale, distribution by officer making sale.
- § 44-9-45. Judgment of sale to satisfy all liens--Right of redemption--Leasehold having not more than two years to run--Interest of vendee under executory contract of sale.
- § 44-9-46. Sale of improvements to satisfy all liens--Severance and removal from land.
- § 44-9-47. Judgment and sale to satisfy all liens--Necessity for report to and confirmation by court.
- § 44-9-48. Judgment and sale to satisfy all liens--Sale not confirmed by court--Resale--Receiver to handle property.
- § 44-9-49. Failure to comply with chapter does not affect right of person to recover, in civil action, from party with whom he contracted.
- § 44-9-50. Notice of project commencement--Time of filing--Fees--Register of deeds to maintain index.
- § 44-9-51. Contractor's name and address and location notice to be posted--Contents of location notice.
- § 44-9-52. Notice of project commencement does not affect title, liens allowable, or mortgage.
- § 44-9-53. Notice of furnishing labor or materials required before lien extended--Notice recipients--Time for filing--Contents of notice--Exemption.
- § 44-9A-1. Liens subject to waiver under chapter.
- § 44-9A-2. Joint check and separate agreement of waiver required.
- § 44-9A-3. Provisions to be entered on reverse of joint check for waiver.
- § 44-9A-4. Endorsement of joint check and execution of agreement as express waiver.
- § 44-9A-5. Release of joint check proceeds at peril of supplier.
- § 44-10-1. Pledge defined.
- § 44-10-2. Lien of pledge dependent on possession--Delivery essential to valid pledge.
- § 44-10-3. Real owner cannot defeat pledge of property transferred to apparent owner for the purpose of pledge.
- § 44-10-4. Lienor may pledge property to the extent of his lien.
- § 44-10-5. Pledge as security for obligation of another--Rights of pledgor, exception--Consideration for pledge received from debtor cannot be withdrawn without consent.
- § 44-10-6. Pledge holder--Selection--Duties.
- § 44-10-7. Obligations of pledge holder--Exoneration from undertaking.
- § 44-10-8. Obligations of pledgee and pledge holder--Assumption of duties and liabilities of depository.
- § 44-10-9. Increase of property pledged--Covered by pledge lien.
- § 44-10-10. Pledgee's sale of securities--Evidences of debt--Exception.
- § 44-10-11. Debtor's misrepresentation of value of pledge.
- § 44-11-1. Mechanics', laborers', and materialmen's liens on personal property--Extent of lien--Abandonment--Application to motor vehicles.
- § 44-11-2. Mechanics', laborers', and materialmen's liens on personal property--Priority.
- § 44-11-3. Mechanics', laborers', and materialmen's liens not affected by loss of possession--Notice of lien to preserve rights, filing with register of deeds--Exceptions.
- § 44-11-3.1. Federal filing requirements.
- § 44-11-4. Foreclosure of mechanics', laborers', and materialmen's liens--Action or advertisement.
- § 44-11-5. Lodging establishment's lien on baggage of guest--Maximum amount.
- § 44-11-6. Detention of property of guest by innkeepers until charges paid--Priority over other liens on property.
- § 44-11-7. Foreclosure of innkeepers' liens by action or advertisement.
- § 44-11-8. Innkeeper defined.
- § 44-11-9. Carriage of personal property--Special lien dependent on possession.
- § 44-11-10. Factor--General lien--Dependent on possession.
- § 44-11-11. Banks and savings and loan associations--General lien--Dependent on possession.
- § 44-11-12. Levy of attachment or execution on personal property--Special lien of officer on property until process is released.
- § 44-12-1. Hospital lien upon personal injury damages recovered by injured party.
- § 44-12-2. Contract between injured party and attorney not prejudiced by hospital lien.
- § 44-12-3. Lien not applicable when event covered by Workers' Compensation Act.
- § 44-12-3.1. Hospital to submit reasonable and necessary charges to third-party payor of healthcare benefits.
- § 44-12-4. Filing and notice of hospital lien--Contents of notice--Place and time of filing.
- § 44-12-5. Hospital lien docket--Maintenance by register of deeds--Entries, content--Indexing--Fee for filing claim.
- § 44-12-6. Notice of hospital lien--Copy mailed to persons liable for injury--Time of mailing.
- § 44-12-7. Notice of hospital lien--Copy mailed to insurance carrier by hospital--Disclosure of name of carrier.
- § 44-12-8. Persons liable for payment of hospital lien.
- § 44-12-9. Examination of hospital records by persons liable for lien.
- § 44-13-1. Lien of county or municipality upon property of person receiving ambulance service.
- § 44-13-2. Notice of lien--Contents--Place of filing.
- § 44-13-3. Property of married person subject to lien--Application of lien to joint tenancy.
- § 44-13-4. Foreclosure, compromise, or settlement of lien--Applicable law.
- § 44-14-1. Definitions.
- § 44-14-2. Owner--Lien on personal property.
- § 44-14-3. Satisfaction of lien--Notice--Sale of property.
- § 44-14-4. Residence in facility prohibited.
- § 44-14-5. Self-service storage facility not a warehouse.
- § 44-14-6. Applicable rental agreements.
- § 44-14-7. Value limit.
- § 44-14-8. Occupant responsibility.
- § 44-14-9. Owner rights.
- § 44-14-10. Rental agreement statement--Failure to disclose.
- § 44-15-1. Definitions.
- § 44-15-2. Customer rights--Possession.
- § 44-15-3. Transfer of rights--Notice.
- § 44-15-4. Customer response--Manufacturer liability.
- § 44-15-5. Manufacturer's lien on balance due.
- § 44-15-6. Notice of lien--Demand for payment.
- § 44-15-7. Federal violation.