South Dakota Code — 56
Browse 62 sections in division 56 of the South Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 56-1-1. Guaranty defined.
- § 56-1-2. Knowledge of principal unnecessary to creation of guaranty.
- § 56-1-3. Consideration--When required.
- § 56-1-4. Requirements as to writing--Signature of guarantor--Expression of consideration unnecessary.
- § 56-1-5. Promise for consideration to answer for obligation of another--Writing unnecessary.
- § 56-1-6. Obligation which renders the party making the promise the principal debtor, and the person in whose behalf it is made the surety--Writing unnecessary.
- § 56-1-7. Promise for antecedent obligation of another--Writing unnecessary.
- § 56-1-8. Undertaking by factor to sell merchandise and guarantee sale--Writing unnecessary.
- § 56-1-9. Holder of instrument for the payment of money, upon which third person liable, transferring it in payment of precedent debt entering into a promise respecting such instrument--Writing unnecessary.
- § 56-1-10. Acceptance of guaranty.
- § 56-1-11. Guaranty of incomplete contract.
- § 56-1-12. Guaranty that obligation is good or collectible.
- § 56-1-13. Recovery upon guaranty that obligation is good or collectible.
- § 56-1-14. Failure to take proceedings upon principal debt does not discharge guaranty of solvency.
- § 56-1-15. Construction of guaranty--Unconditional in absence of terms importing condition precedent.
- § 56-1-16. Liability of guarantor--Time of accrual--Default of principal--Demand or notice unnecessary.
- § 56-1-17. Liability of guarantor of conditional obligation--Notice of default.
- § 56-1-18. Obligations of guarantor--Scope and limitations.
- § 56-1-19. Liability of guarantor--Contract of principal unlawful--Personal disability of principal.
- § 56-1-20. Continuing guaranty defined.
- § 56-1-21. Revocation of continuing guaranty--Exception.
- § 56-1-22. Exoneration of guarantor--Alteration of original obligation of principal--Impairment of rights of creditors.
- § 56-1-23. Void promises do not exonerate guarantor.
- § 56-1-24. Liability of guarantor exonerated by agreement altering original obligation of debtor or impairing remedy of creditor not restored by rescission of such agreement.
- § 56-1-25. Obligation of guarantor reduced by partial satisfaction of obligation.
- § 56-1-26. Delay of creditors in enforcement of remedy--Guarantor not exonerated.
- § 56-1-27. Liability of indemnified guarantor.
- § 56-1-28. Discharge of principal by operation of law--Guarantor not exonerated.
- § 56-2-1. Suretyship defined.
- § 56-2-2. Apparent principal may show that he is a surety.
- § 56-2-3. Joint control of deposits of assets--Agreement between insured and surety--Withdrawal procedure.
- § 56-2-4. Rights of a surety same as guarantor.
- § 56-2-5. Performance of obligation when due by principal--Compelling by surety.
- § 56-2-6. Neglect of creditor to proceed against principal at request of surety--Surety exonerated to the extent which he is prejudiced.
- § 56-2-7. Property of principal first resorted to.
- § 56-2-8. Surety exonerated in like manner with guarantor.
- § 56-2-9. Surety exonerated by performance or offer of performance.
- § 56-2-10. Surety exonerated to extent prejudiced by act of creditor.
- § 56-2-11. Surety exonerated to extent prejudiced by omission of creditor.
- § 56-2-12. Liability of surety limited by express terms of contract--Penalty for breach.
- § 56-2-13. Suretyship relation not changed by creditor's judgment against surety.
- § 56-2-14. Satisfaction of principal obligation by surety--Reimbursement, exception as to other persons.
- § 56-2-15. Repealed by SL 1981, ch 357, §§ 1, 2.
- § 56-2-17. Surety subrogated to rights of creditor.
- § 56-3-1. Indemnity defined.
- § 56-3-2. Indemnity for a future wrongful act void.
- § 56-3-3. Indemnity for past wrongful act valid.
- § 56-3-4. Indemnity extends to acts of agents.
- § 56-3-5. Agreement to indemnify several persons applies to each.
- § 56-3-6. Persons indemnifying liable jointly or severally with person indemnified.
- § 56-3-7. Interpretation of contract of indemnity--Application of rules.
- § 56-3-8. Indemnity against liability--Recovery by person indemnified.
- § 56-3-9. Indemnity against claims, demands or damages--Recovery by person indemnified, payment required.
- § 56-3-10. Indemnity against claims, demands or liability--Matters embraced in contract.
- § 56-3-11. Defense by indemnitor of actions against indemnified--Right of person indemnified to conduct defense.
- § 56-3-12. Neglect of person indemnifying to defend the person indemnified--Recovery against person indemnified conclusive.
- § 56-3-13. Notice of action or proceedings against indemnified not received by indemnitor--Indemnitor not allowed to control defense--Judgment against indemnitor presumptive evidence.
- § 56-3-14. Application of stipulation as to conclusiveness of judgment against person indemnified upon indemnitor.
- § 56-3-15. Reimbursement of indemnitor.
- § 56-3-16. Indemnification of architect or engineer for own errors prohibited in construction contract.
- § 56-3-17. Conflicting provision in construction contract unlawful and unenforceable.
- § 56-3-18. Indemnity agreement void as to liability for negligence in construction, repair or maintenance of structure or equipment.