2024 South Dakota Legislature

Senate Bill 85

ENROLLED

An Act

ENTITLED An Act to revise a provision related to an action to quiet title to real property.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That   21-41-3 be AMENDED:

21-41-3. A person or entity is liable for costs, disbursements, and reasonable attorney's fees if the party seeking to quiet title is successful, and at least twenty days before bringing suit, the party seeking to quiet title:

(1) Delivers to the person or entity, and requests the person or entity to execute and return, a quitclaim deed or other instrument necessary to divest the person or entity of an apparent adverse interest or right;

(2) Tenders to the person or entity one hundred dollars for costs associated with the handling and notarization of the instrument; and

(3) The person or entity refuses or neglects to comply with the request.

An Act to revise a provision related to an action to quiet title to real property.

I certify that the attached Act originated in the:

Senate as Bill No. 85

Secretary of the Senate

President of the Senate

Attest:

Secretary of the Senate

Speaker of the House

Attest:

Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 85

File No. ____

Chapter No. ______

Received at this Executive Office

this _____ day of _____________,

2024 at ____________M.

By

for the Governor

The attached Act is hereby

approved this ________ day of

______________, A.D., 2024

Governor

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

ss.

Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________, 2024

at _________ o'clock __M.

Secretary of State

By

Asst. Secretary of State

Statutes affected:
Introduced, 01/13/2024: 21-41-3
Enrolled, 02/23/2024: 21-41-3