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2011 South Dakota Code
Title 43 PROPERTY
Chapter 30. Marketable Title To Real Estate
- §43-30-1 Marketable record title--Unbroken chain of title of record for twenty-two years or longer--Exceptions.
- §43-30-2 Definitions--Unbroken chain of title to an interest in land--Title transaction.
- §43-30-3 Marketable record title held free and clear of interest, claims, and charges--Limitation--Notice of claim of interest.
- §43-30-4 Filing of notice of claim of interest--Persons authorized to file.
- §43-30-5 Notice of claim of interest--Filing for record.
- §43-30-6 Acceptance of notice of claim of interest for filing by register of deeds--Entering and recording--Indexing of notices.
- §43-30-7 Affidavit of possession of real property--Contents--Recording--Time for filing--State railroad property.
- §43-30-8 Record of affidavit of possession--Evidence of facts stated.
- §43-30-8.1 Repealed.
- §43-30-8.2 Condition subsequent based on alcoholic beverage use barred by affidavit unless rerecorded--Duration.
- §43-30-9 Slandering title to land--Notice of claim recorded for such purpose--Costs awarded plaintiff in quiet title action--Attorney fees--Damages.
- §43-30-10 Purpose of chapter--Construction.
- §43-30-11 Claims barred by chapter--Definition.
- §43-30-12 Exceptions to application of chapter.
- §43-30-13 Right, title, or interest of state or United States unaffected by chapter.
- §43-30-14 Right, title, or interest in land owned by public utility unaffected by chapter.
- §43-30-15 Existing statutes of limitations and recording statutes not affected by chapter.
- §43-30-16 Railroad property conveyances to or by state exempt from plat requirements--Filing map.
- §43-30-17 Certain property conveyances under Water Resources Development Act exempt from plat requirements--Filing of survey references, maps, etc.
- §APPENDIX TO CHAPTER 43-30.
- §A-01. Examining attorney's attitude.
- §A-02. Abstracter's certificate, liability on.
- §A-03. Recertification.
- §1-01. Tribal lands.
- §2-01. Contracts for deed--deed to vendee.
- §2-02. Contract for deed--merger.
- §2-03. Contract for deed--conveyances of interests.
- §2-04. Contract for deed--transfers by vendor.
- §2-05. Contract for deed--vendee's interest.
- §2-06. Contract for deed--effect on joint tenancy.
- §2-07. Contract for deed--cancellation.
- §2-08. Contract for deed--deeds held in escrow.
- §3-01. Agricultural/commercial leases.
- §3-02. Leases--notice of renewal.
- §4-01. Effect of judgment on joint tenancy property.
- §4-02. Conveyances to two or more individuals--inclusion of business name.
- §4-03. Homestead rights--effect of partnership on.
- §4-04. Conveyances by partnership.
- §4-05. Conveyances to and by partners.
- §4-06. Conveyances by partnership--when proof of authority not required.
- §4-07. Conveyances of partnership interest after death of partner.
- §4-08. Partnership--effect of dissolution or cessation of business.
- §4-09. Partnership--effect of judgments.
- §4-10. Deed divests present title of all grantors.
- §4-11. Partnership--duration presumed.
- §5-01. Affidavit of marital status.
- §5-02. Indication of marital status.
- §5-03. Recitation of marital status.
- §5-04. Failure to include marital status.
- §5-05. Recitals of record.
- §5-06. Execution by spouse under power of attorney.
- §5-07. Deed of homestead.
- §5-08. Rule of idem sonans.
- §5-09. Use or nonuse of middle names or initials.
- §5-10. Abbreviations.
- §5-11. Name variations.
- §5-12. Effect of prefix, suffix and descriptio personae.
- §5-13. Statement indicating identity.
- §5-14. Variance in name of grantors.
- §5-15. Variance between signature or body of deed and acknowledgment.
- §5-16. Deceased persons.
- §5-17. Conveyance--fictitious persons.
- §5-18. Powers of attorney.
- §5-19. Durable power of attorney.
- §5-20. Grant of power of attorney.
- §5-21. Recording power of attorney.
- §5-22. Conveyances under authority of power of attorney.
- §5-23. Designation of "trustee".
- §5-24. Trust conveyances--curative statute.
- §5-25. Property in trust.
- §5-26. Discrepancy in corporate name.
- §5-27. Corporate deed.
- §5-28. Corporate existence.
- §5-29. Ultra vires not assumed.
- §5-30. Corporate acknowledgments.
- §5-31. Conveyances to or from unincorporated associations.
- §5-32. Authority of unincorporated associations.
- §5-33. Conveyance--limited liability company, authority presumed.
- §5-34. Execution--corporate or limited liability company.
- §5-35. Political subdivisions--no specific standard.
- §6-01. Delivery, delay in recordation.
- §6-02. Date of acknowledgment.
- §6-03. Notary act presumed valid.
- §6-04. Expired notary.
- §6-05. Notary seal.
- §6-06. Lis pendens--effect of judgment.
- §6-07. Statute of limitations--lis pendens.
- §7-01. Signatures by mark.
- §7-02. Alternative grantees.
- §7-03. Strangers to title.
- §7-04. Quit claim--after acquired title.
- §7-05. Deeds--after acquired title.
- §7-06. Marketable title acts.
- §7-07. Affidavit of possession to be recorded--affiant.
- §7-08. Affidavit of possession as basis for creating marketable title under tax deed.
- §7-09. Use of affidavits.
- §7-10. Corrective instruments.
- §7-11. Instruments which are altered and re-recorded.
- §7-12. Conveyances--farm credit--right of first refusal.
- §8-01. Ownership of water.
- §8-02. Accretion, reliction, erosion and avulsion.
- §8-03. High-water mark boundaries.
- §8-04. Road and street as boundaries.
- §8-05. Vacated highway, street, alley or public right of way.
- §8-06. Conveyances to state for highway purposes.
- §8-07. Dedication of streets, etc.
- §8-08. Consult SD Mineral Title Standards.
- §8-09. Mineral ownership--notation.
- §8-10. Severance of minerals--notation.
- §8-11. Conveyances of royalties and minerals.
- §8-12. Oil and gas leases--contingent future interests.
- §8-13. Leases--oil--gas.
- §9-01. Easements as encumbrances.
- §9-02. Rights-of-way as encumbrances.
- §9-03. Conveyances--effect of reservations or exceptions.
- §9-04. Railroads.
- §9-05. Wind energy easements.
- §9-06. Wind energy rights--limitation on severance.
- §10-01. Covenants, conditions and restrictions defined.
- §10-02. Covenants, conditions & restrictions are generally deemed to run with the land.
- §10-03. General plan restrictions--subdivision of tracts.
- §10-04. Revocation of declaration or contract--execution by successor in interest.
- §10-05. Expiration of covenants, conditions and restrictions.
- §10-06. Validity of restrictions.
- §10-07. Restrictions in derogation of existing law.
- §11-01. Medical assistance lien.
- §11-02. Child support liens.
- §11-03. Tax lien--county.
- §11-04. Poor relief lien.
- §11-05. Claims under federal laws.
- §11-06. Tax Lien--State or Federal.
- §12-01. Judgments--lapse.
- §12-02. Divorce--judgment affecting defendant's title.
- §12-03. Divorce--sufficiency of judgment.
- §12-04. Notice of levy.
- §12-05. Real property abandoned by bankruptcy trustee.
- §12-06. Real property claimed as exempt by debtor.
- §12-07. Real property sold free and clear of any interest in course of bankruptcy proceedings.
- §12-08. Bankruptcy lien avoidance.
- §12-09. Bankruptcy discharge.
- §13-01. Mechanic's lien.
- §13-02. Mechanic and materialmen's lien.
- §14-01. Mortgages.
- §14-02. Reference to nonrecorded mortgage.
- §14-03. Mortgages--release or assignment.
- §14-04. Mortgages--statute of limitations.
- §14-05. Satisfaction by one of plural mortgagees.
- §14-06. Release of mortgage by other than mortgagee.
- §14-07. Release--assignment of rents.
- §14-08. Defect in satisfaction of mortgage.
- §14-09. Deeds--unsatisfied mortgage.
- §14-10. Mortgage--merger of title.
- §14-11. Foreclosure of mortgage by action.
- §14-12. Foreclosure by advertisement.
- §15-01. Probate--chain of title.
- §15-02. Executor's deed.
- §15-03. Conveyances made under probate.
- §15-04. Chain of title--probate.
- §15-05. Authority of personal representative.
- §15-06. Deed of distribution.
- §15-07. Delayed probate.
- §15-08. South Dakota inheritance tax liens.
- §15-09. Termination of life tenant.
- §15-10. Probate--existence of federal lien.
- §15-11. Authority of successor fiduciary.
- §15-12. Term of authority for fiduciary.
- §15-13. Acts authorized by personal representative or conservator.
- §15-14. Guardian's deeds.
- §15-15. Conservator's deeds.
- §15-16. Authority of conservator.
- §15-17. Foreign personal representative.
- §15-18. Guardian and conservator.
- §15-19. Omitted real estate or faulty description of closed estate.
- §16-01. Omission and inconsistency of dates.
- §16-02. Effect of curative acts.
- §16-03. Contents of affidavit--interest of maker.
- §16-04. Condominiums.
- §19-01. Metes and bounds.
- §19-02. Legal description from survey or plat.
- §19-03. Platting.
- §19-04. Plats, designation or variations in name.
- §19-05. Plats, effect of joinders in.
- §19-06. Plats, vacation before lots sold.
- §19-07. Plats, vacation after lots sold.
- §19-08. Discrepancy in survey.
- §19-09. Plats, effect of replat.
- §23-01. Marketable record title--statute of limitations.
- §23-02. Title by patent.
- §23-03. Validity of patent.
- §23-04. Affidavit--lending institution.
- §26-01. Tax title.
- §26-02. Effect of tax deed.
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