There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2011 South Dakota Code
Title 44 LIENS
Chapter 12. Hospital Liens
§44-12-4 Filing and notice of hospital lien--Contents of notice--Place and time of filing.
SD Codified L § 44-12-4 (through 2011) What's This?
44-12-4. Filing and notice of hospital lien--Contents of notice--Place and time of filing. No such lien may be effective, however, unless a written notice containing the name and address of the injured party, the date of occurrence of the injury, the name and location of the hospital, and the name of the person, firm, limited liability company, or corporation alleged to be liable to the injured party for the injuries received, is filed in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the hospital is located, before the payment of any moneys to the injured party, the injured party's attorneys or legal representative, as compensation for the injury.
Source: SL 1964, ch 112, § 2; SL 1974, ch 55, § 45; SL 1994, ch 351, § 103.
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