South Dakota § 29A-6-408 - Requirements.
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§ 29A-6-408. Requirements.
A transfer on death deed must:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2), contain the essential elements and formalities of a properly recordable inter vivos deed as required by the standards of title;
(2) State that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death; and
(3) Be recorded before the transferor's death in the public records in the office of the register of deeds in the county where the property is located.
Source: SL 2014, ch 133, § 8.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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