South Dakota § 43-41B-2 - Property presumed abandoned--General rule.

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§ 43-41B-2. Property presumed abandoned--General rule.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, all intangible property, including any income or increment derived therefrom, less any lawful charges, that is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of a holder's business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than three years after it became payable or distributable is presumed abandoned.

(b) Property is payable or distributable for the purpose of this chapter notwithstanding the owner's failure to make demand or to present any instrument or document required to receive payment.

Source: SL 1992, ch 312, § 2; SL 2012, ch 209, § 1.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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