South Dakota § 44-9-12 - Amount due from contractor to creditor--Recovery from owner.
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§ 44-9-12. Amount due from contractor to creditor--Recovery from owner.
The amount which may be due from any contractor to his creditor may be recovered from said owner by the creditor of said contractor, in any action at law, to the extent and value of any balance due by the owner to his contractor under the contract with him, at the time of the notice first given as provided in § 44-9-10, or subsequently, according to such contract or under the same.
Source: SL 1879, ch 41, § 4; CL 1887, § 2042; RPolC 1903, § 2576; SL 1909, ch 51, § 4; SL 1915, ch 243, § 4; RC 1919, § 1634; SDC 1939, § 39.0705.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44-9-12 ("Amount due from contractor to creditor--Recovery from owner.") 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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