South Dakota § 15-16-41 - Form of application for discharge of judgment.
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§ 15-16-41. Form of application for discharge of judgment.
The application shall be in substantially the following form:
APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE OF JUDGEMENT(S)
In the Matter of the Application of:
[Judgment Debtor(s)]
PLEASE NOTICE, the undersigned, acting for the judgement debtor(s) applies for the discharge of the following judgment(s) entered in [Name of County]:
[List judgments, including case number, creditor(s), date of docketing, and amount.]
A certified copy of the judgment debtor's bankruptcy discharge and an affidavit of service for each judgment creditor is attached.
Creditors Please Note: Pursuant to §§ [....], the clerk will discharge the judgment(s) listed within ten days after service of this application unless an objection to discharge is served on the judgment debtor(s) and filed with the clerk.
Creditors may object to discharge if the debt represented by the judgment was not discharged by the bankruptcy discharge.
Dated:
[Signature]
Judgment Debtor,
Person Interested in Real Property
or Attorney for Debtor or Person
Source: SL 2012, ch 110, § 5.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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