2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 13 - Costs Of Care And Treatment In State Facilities
Section 27A-13-31 - Action by county for reimbursement--Lien on property.

27A-13-31. Action by county for reimbursement--Lien on property.

Payment by the county of residence pursuant to §27A-13-10 is collectible by a civil suit brought in the name of the individual county and any judgment obtained is a lien upon the real property of the patient or responsible person and may be collected as other liens.

Source: SDCL, §27-9-9 as added by SL 1975, ch 181, §122; SL 1976, ch 173, §28; SDCL Supp, §27-9-9.1; SL 1991, ch 220, §271.

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