South Dakota § 10-25-26 - Removal of cloud on title by transfer, assignment, or satisfaction--Maximum consideration.
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§ 10-25-26. Removal of cloud on title by transfer, assignment, or satisfaction--Maximum consideration.
The board of county commissioners may procure from any person who has any interest in the real property, real or apparent, a transfer, assignment, or satisfaction of the interest for the purpose of removing any cloud from the title of the real property. The authority granted in this section may be exercised either in lieu of an action to quiet title or in connection with an action. However, the consideration for the transfer, assignment, or satisfaction may not exceed twenty-five dollars in connection with any parcel of real property, the title to which is sought to be quieted or cloud to the title removed. The board of county commissioners may negotiate with any person having any interest, real or apparent, in any real property, for transfers, assignments, or satisfactions and may pay for the transfers, assignments, or satisfactions within the limitations provided in this section.
Source: SL 1941, ch 43, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 37.1501-2; SL 2008, ch 37, § 76; SL 2018, ch 63, § 149.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-25-26 ("Removal of cloud on title by transfer, assignment, or satisfaction--Maximum consideration.") 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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