South Dakota § 9-27-35 - Validation of prior conveyances by municipalities--Limitation on enforcement of vested rights.
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§ 9-27-35. Validation of prior conveyances by municipalities--Limitation on enforcement of vested rights.
All instruments of conveyance of real property made by any municipal corporation prior to January 1, 1992, are, notwithstanding any omission, irregularities, defects, in the proceedings and resolutions, had and taken by said municipal corporation to sell and convey the same, hereby validated, legalized and cured to the extent that such conveyance shall operate to convey to the person named as such grantee in such instruments of conveyance, all of the right, title and interest of said municipal corporation in and to such real property.
If any person has any vested right in any real property so conveyed, and no action or proceeding to enforce such right was begun before July 1, 1993, such right shall be forever barred; and no action or proceeding so brought may be of any force or effect, or maintainable in any court of this state unless, before July 1, 1993, there was recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real property affected is situated, a notice of the pendency of such action, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 15-10.
Source: SL 1955, ch 444; SDC Supp 1960, § 65.0333; SL 1963, ch 462; SL 1976, ch 83; SL 1985, ch 64; SL 1992, ch 307, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-27-35 ("Validation of prior conveyances by municipalities--Limitation on enforcement of vested rights.") 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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