South Dakota § 15-16-9 - Transcript and docketing of magistrate's judgment--Lien on real property--Docketing in other counties.
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§ 15-16-9. Transcript and docketing of magistrate's judgment--Lien on real property--Docketing in other counties.
A magistrate, on the demand of a party in whose favor he shall have rendered a judgment must give a certified transcript thereof which shall be filed in the office of the clerk of courts of the county in which the judgment was rendered and such clerk must thereupon enter such judgment in the judgment books, and upon the judgment docket; and, from the time of the docketing thereof, it becomes a judgment of the circuit court and a lien upon real property, and a certified transcript of the docket of such judgment may be filed, and the judgment docketed accordingly in any other county with the same effect as if the judgment had been rendered in the circuit court where such judgment is so docketed.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1716; SL 1974, ch 153, § 8.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-16-9 ("Transcript and docketing of magistrate's judgment--Lien on real property--Docketing in other counties.") 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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