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2014 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 44 - LIENS
Chapter 01 - Definitions And General Provisions
§ 44-1-4 Creation of lien--Contract--Operation of law.

SD Codified L § 44-1-4 (2014) What's This?

44-1-4. Creation of lien--Contract--Operation of law. A lien is created:

(1) By contract; or

(2) By operation of law; but no lien arises by mere operation of law until the time at which the act to be secured thereby ought to be performed.
Source: CivC 1877, §§ 1702, 1703; CL 1887, §§ 4326, 4327; RCivC 1903, §§ 2022, 2023; RC 1919, §§ 1527, 1528; SDC 1939, § 39.0103.

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