South Dakota § 21-49-29 - Application of sale proceeds.
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§ 21-49-29. Application of sale proceeds.
It shall be the duty of any officer who conducts any such sale to apply the proceeds in the following priority:
(1) To the payment of the expenses of sale;
(2) To the payment of the costs included in the judgment upon which sale was made;
(3) To the discharge of the debt adjudged to be due;
(4) To pay the surplus, if any, into court for the use of the defendants subject to the order of the court.
Source: SL 1977, ch 187, § 18.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-49-29 ("Application of sale proceeds.") 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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