South Dakota § 15-19-36 - Cancellation or endorsement of instrument on which judgment based--Attachment to return of execution.
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§ 15-19-36. Cancellation or endorsement of instrument on which judgment based--Attachment to return of execution.
When the proceeds are sufficient to discharge the entire judgment, including costs and disbursements, the officer or the person making the sale, or the clerk of the court, shall cancel the note or other evidence of the debt upon which the judgment is founded, by a plain and legible notation on the face thereof, and such note or other evidence shall be attached to and filed with the return upon the execution; when the proceeds are insufficient for that purpose, the amount applied on the debt shall be endorsed on such note or other evidence, with the date of the application, by the officer or person making the sale, or by the clerk of the court, and such note or other evidence, so endorsed, shall be attached to and made a part of the return on the execution, but the officer or person making such sale may retain the proceeds thereof until after the sale shall have been confirmed, as provided in § 15-19-22.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.2016.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-19-36 ("Cancellation or endorsement of instrument on which judgment based--Attachment to return of execution.") 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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