South Dakota § 5-3-1 - Attorney general to examine titles and protect state's interest.
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§ 5-3-1. Attorney general to examine titles and protect state's interest.
It shall be the duty of the attorney general to make examination at each of the United States land offices of this state as to the condition of the titles to all school and public lands, and to take such steps before said land office of the United States and the Department of the Interior as may be necessary to protect the title of the state thereto and he may employ such clerical assistance as is requisite therefor.
Source: SL 1890, ch 139, § 1; RPolC 1903, § 102; RC 1919, § 5367; SDC 1939, § 55.1503.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-3-1 ("Attorney general to examine titles and protect state's interest.") 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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