South Dakota § 15-16A-5 - Notice to judgment debtor--Docket entry--Contents of notice--Notice by creditor--Clerk's failure to mail.
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§ 15-16A-5. Notice to judgment debtor--Docket entry--Contents of notice--Notice by creditor--Clerk's failure to mail.
Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor's lawyer, if any, in this state. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk. Lack of mailing notice of filing by the clerk shall not affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed.
Source: SL 1975, ch 160, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-16A-5 ("Notice to judgment debtor--Docket entry--Contents of notice--Notice by creditor--Clerk's failure to mail.") 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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