South Dakota § 15-16-11 - Assignment of judgment--Docket entry.
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§ 15-16-11. Assignment of judgment--Docket entry.
Every clerk of courts, upon the presentation to the clerk of an assignment of any judgment rendered or docketed in the office of the clerk of courts, signed by the party in whose favor the judgment is rendered, the party's personal representative, successor in interest, or the duly appointed agent for the specific purpose thereof and acknowledged in the manner prescribed by law for the acknowledgment of deeds, shall immediately note the fact of such assignment, the date thereof, and the name of the assignee upon the docket of such judgment.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1718; SL 1990, ch 149, § 4; SL 2011, ch 105, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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