South Dakota § 21-15-8 - Papers served on defendant when property seized.
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§ 21-15-8. Papers served on defendant when property seized.
The sheriff shall at the time of taking any property serve on the defendant a copy of the affidavit, endorsement, and undertaking or receipt for cash bond, and notice of levy showing the property taken by delivering the same to the defendant personally, if he can be conveniently found, or to his agent from whose possession the property is taken or if neither can be found, by leaving them at the usual place of abode of either, with some person of suitable age and discretion.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 179; CL 1887, § 4975; RCCivP 1903, § 187; RC 1919, § 2414; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.3804.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-15-8 ("Papers served on defendant when property seized.") 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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