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SD Codified L § 2-02 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 2-02 - Contract for deed--merger.

2-02.Contract for deed--merger.A deed executed in pursuance of a contract for deed supersedes and merges all prior negotiations or contracts relating to it, provided there is no fraud or mistake or collateral contractual provisions or agreements which are not intended to be merged in the deed.
SD Codified L § 2-03 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 2-03 - Contract for deed--conveyances of interests.

2-03.Contract for deed--conveyances of interests.The vendor and vendee under an executory contract for deed each have an interest in the real property which is capable of conveyance, and transfers of any interest must meet the statutory requisites, including words of conveyance.
SD Codified L § 2-04 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 2-04 - Contract for deed--transfers by vendor.

2-04.Contract for deed--transfers by vendor.A transfer by a vendor of an interest in the real property subject to a contract for deed creates an interest in the real estate in the vendee. If the transfer is in the form of a deed to the real estate, no further conveyance from the vendor is required to complete the chain of title.
SD Codified L § 2-05 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 2-05 - Contract for deed--vendee's interest.

2-05.Contract for deed--vendee's interest.A vendee's interest in the real property subject to a contract for deed is an interest to which a judgment lien will attach by operation of law before fee title is conveyed to the vendee. The interest may be mortgaged or levied upon.
SD Codified L § 2-06 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 2-06 - Contract for deed--effect on joint tenancy.

2-06.Contract for deed--effect on joint tenancy.A contract for deed for the sale of real property held in joint tenancy does not have the effect of dissolving the joint tenancy relationship of the vendors if the contract for deed is executed by all the joint tenants, unless otherwise specifically provided in the instrument.
SD Codified L § 2-07 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 2-07 - Contract for deed--cancellation.

2-07.Contract for deed--cancellation.When the record shows that a contract for deed has been cancelled by action, a title examiner need only require the recording of a certified copy of the judgment, which includes reference to the date the redemption period, if any, expires, and the recording of an affidavit or other document establishing non-redemption.
SD Codified L § 2-08 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 2-08 - Contract for deed--deeds held in escrow.

2-08.Contract for deed--deeds held in escrow.A deed in performance of a contract for deed which has been executed and held in escrow pending performance of the contract, has been conditionally delivered to the grantee and, upon recording, is deemed effective as of the date of its execution.
SD Codified L § 3-01 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 3-01 - Agricultural/commercial leases.

3-01.Agricultural/commercial leases.No lease of agricultural land for longer period than twenty years is valid, and no lease of any town or city lot for a longer period than ninety-nine years is valid.
SD Codified L § 3-02 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 3-02 - Leases--notice of renewal.

3-02.Leases--notice of renewal.In the absence of notice of renewal from possession, record, or otherwise, a title examiner may disregard a recorded lease when the term as expressed in said lease has expired. However, reference shall be made to the lease when its continuation or renewal is dependent upon a contingency that may have occurred, such as production on lands covered by an oil, gas or mineral lease.
SD Codified L § 4-01 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-01 - Effect of judgment on joint tenancy property.

4-01.Effect of judgment on joint tenancy property.The mere docketing of a judgment resulting in a judgment lien on the joint tenancy property of a debtor does not alone sever the joint tenancy.
SD Codified L § 4-02 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-02 - Conveyances to two or more individuals--inclusion of business name.

4-02.Conveyances to two or more individuals--inclusion of business name.Property is acquired in the name of the partnership by a transfer to one or more partners in their capacity as partners in the partnership, if the name of the partnership is indicated in the instrument transferring title.
SD Codified L § 4-03 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-03 - Homestead rights--effect of partnership on.

4-03.Homestead rights--effect of partnership on.Homestead rights do not attach to the interests of a married partner in specific partnership property. A title examiner need not require any evidence of release, waiver or nonexistence of the marital rights of a partner's spouse.
SD Codified L § 4-04 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-04 - Conveyances by partnership.

4-04.Conveyances by partnership.A conveyance of property held in the partnership name made and signed by the individual partners and not in the partnership name conveys equitable title only and a new conveyance in the partnership name must be obtained.
SD Codified L § 4-05 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-05 - Conveyances to and by partners.

4-05.Conveyances to and by partners.Any estate in real property may be acquired in the partnership name. Subject to a recorded statement of partnership authority, title so acquired can be conveyed only by an instrument executed in the partnership name by one or more partners of the partnership.
SD Codified L § 4-06 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-06 - Conveyances by partnership--when proof of authority not required.

4-06.Conveyances by partnership--when proof of authority not required.In the absence of knowledge or notification to the contrary, no affirmative proof of authority need be required of a general partner apparently carrying on in the ordinary course the partnership business or business of the kind carried on by the partnership.
SD Codified L § 4-07 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-07 - Conveyances of partnership interest after death of partner.

4-07.Conveyances of partnership interest after death of partner.After the death of a partner, the surviving partner or partners may convey real property owned by the partnership. After the death of the last surviving partner, the personal representative of the last surviving partner may convey the partnership property provided such conveyance is for partnership purpose.
SD Codified L § 4-08 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-08 - Partnership--effect of dissolution or cessation of business.

4-08.Partnership--effect of dissolution or cessation of business.Absent a winding up of the partnership, dissolution or cessation of business as a partnership does not change the status of partnership property as an asset of the partnership.
SD Codified L § 4-09 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-09 - Partnership--effect of judgments.

4-09.Partnership--effect of judgments.A judgment against a partner does not constitute a lien on specific real property owned by the partnership.
SD Codified L § 4-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-10 - Deed divests present title of all grantors.

4-10.Deed divests present title of all grantors.A deed in which all parties to the title join conveys and releases all title presently held by the grantors regardless of the nature or character of the interest or interests held by or vested in such grantors. Accordingly, for example, it is unnecessary to refer to the grantors as "joint tenants" if they happen to be such.
SD Codified L § 4-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 4-11 - Partnership--duration presumed.

4-11.Partnership--duration presumed.A title examiner may presume that a partnership continues in existence in the absence of actual knowledge of the dissolution of the partnership.
SD Codified L § 5-01 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-01 - Affidavit of marital status.

5-01.Affidavit of marital status.Recitals as to the marital status of parties to the instrument, or as to the homestead status of the property, or as to the identity of parties named in instruments in the chain of title, in any conveyance or other instrument affecting title to real estate in this state, which has been, or hereafter shall be, recorded in the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the land is situated, or the record of the instrument, or a certified copy of the record, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of such recitals.When a conveyance has been recorded and no spouse has joined therein, evidence should be required that the grantor was unmarried at the time of the execution of the conveyance or if married, that the premises conveyed did not constitute the grantor's homestead and that neither the grantor nor any member of the grantor's family reside thereon should be considered sufficient evidence.The evidence may consist of an affidavit by any person, including the grantor or grantee or an affidavit pursuant to the Marketable Record Title Act, SDCL Ch. 43-30.
SD Codified L § 5-02 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-02 - Indication of marital status.

5-02.Indication of marital status.A recital in the body of a deed or in a certificate of acknowledgement, or both, that the grantor is single, a widow, a widower, unmarried or divorced, or that the grantors are husband and wife, may be relied upon as a sufficient indication of marital status without inquiry or further notice.
SD Codified L § 5-03 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-03 - Recitation of marital status.

5-03.Recitation of marital status.If a deed fails to recite the marital status of the grantor or if a married grantor's spouse fails to join in the conveyance, then the deed is defective unless it is possible to determine from the record that the property is not the homestead of the grantor.
SD Codified L § 5-04 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-04 - Failure to include marital status.

5-04.Failure to include marital status.If the description of the marital status of the grantor has been omitted from either the body of the instrument or the certificate of acknowledgment and if the instrument has existed of record for more than twenty years with no action commenced, then it is not necessary to correct the record in order to make the title marketable.
SD Codified L § 5-05 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-05 - Recitals of record.

5-05.Recitals of record.Employment of factual recitals in conveyance is sound, liberal practice. In the absence of special circumstances creating suspicion, adequate recitals should be accepted and relied upon, for example, in overcoming an error in the given name, names or initials or a minor error in the surname of the person, as the same appears in a prior instrument.
SD Codified L § 5-06 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-06 - Execution by spouse under power of attorney.

5-06.Execution by spouse under power of attorney.A conveyance of homestead property executed by one spouse, individually, and as attorney-in-fact for the other spouse is sufficient if the power of attorney specifically authorizes conveyance of homestead property.A conveyance of homestead property executed by a non-spousal attorney in fact for one or both spouses is sufficient.
SD Codified L § 5-07 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-07 - Deed of homestead.

5-07.Deed of homestead.A conveyance or encumbrance of a homestead by its owner, if married and both husband and wife are residents of this state, is valid if both husband and wife concur in and sign or execute such conveyance or encumbrance either by joint instrument or by separate instruments.
SD Codified L § 5-08 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-08 - Rule of idem sonans.

5-08.Rule of idem sonans.Differently spelled names are presumed to be the same when they sound alike or when their words cannot be distinguished easily or when common usage by corruption or abbreviation has made their pronunciation identical. This rule should be liberally applied.
SD Codified L § 5-09 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-09 - Use or nonuse of middle names or initials.

5-09.Use or nonuse of middle names or initials.The use in one instrument and nonuse in another of a middle name or initial ordinarily does not create a question of identity affecting title, unless the examiner is otherwise put on inquiry.
SD Codified L § 5-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-10 - Abbreviations.

5-10.Abbreviations.All customary and generally accepted abbreviations of first and middle names should be recognized as their equivalents.
SD Codified L § 5-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-11 - Name variations.

5-11.Name variations.Name variations from that of the record owner appearing in mechanics' liens, easements, licenses, rights of way or court documents dealing with divorce, probate and similar documents other than mortgages or deeds may be ignored.
SD Codified L § 5-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-12 - Effect of prefix, suffix and descriptio personae.

5-12.Effect of prefix, suffix and descriptio personae.Prefixes such as Rev. and suffixes such as M.D. are descriptio personae forming no part of the name and may be disregarded; however, "Senior" and "Junior" and their abbreviations do have significance when both appear in connection with the same name in the chain of title.
SD Codified L § 5-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-13 - Statement indicating identity.

5-13.Statement indicating identity.A recital such as "formerly known as" may be used in overcoming variations resulting from a change of name.A recital such as "also known as" may be used in overcoming an error in the given name, names or initials, or a minor error in the surname of a person as the same appears in a prior instrument.
SD Codified L § 5-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-14 - Variance in name of grantors.

5-14.Variance in name of grantors.If the grantees in one instrument of conveyance are "John Smith and Mrs. John Smith," and the grantors in a succeeding instrument in the chain of title are "John Smith and Mary Smith," further evidence e.g. affidavit, recital, etc., should show that Mrs. John Smith is the same person as Mary Smith. The same conclusion should be reached if the grantees were "John Smith and Mary Smith," and the grantors in a succeeding instrument in the chain of title were "John Smith and Mrs. John Smith."
SD Codified L § 5-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-15 - Variance between signature or body of deed and acknowledgment.

5-15.Variance between signature or body of deed and acknowledgment.Where the given name or names or the initials used in a grantor's signature on a deed vary from the name as it appears in the body of the deed, but the name as given in the certificate of acknowledgment agrees with either the signature or the name in the body of the deed, the certificate of acknowledgment should be accepted as providing adequate identification.
SD Codified L § 5-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-16 - Deceased persons.

5-16.Deceased persons.A conveyance to a person who is deceased at the time of the conveyance is invalid.
SD Codified L § 5-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-17 - Conveyance--fictitious persons.

5-17.Conveyance--fictitious persons.A conveyance is invalid if the named grantee is a mere fictitious person. If an existing person acquires title to real estate under an assumed or fictitious name, there are specific methods for establishing record identity of the person.
SD Codified L § 5-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-18 - Powers of attorney.

5-18.Powers of attorney.A conveyance or encumbrance executed by an attorney in fact in behalf of the principal must identify the principal in the body of the instrument. The attorney in fact must then sign the name of the principal and his or her own name as attorney in fact, although it is permissible to type the name of the principal.
SD Codified L § 5-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-19 - Durable power of attorney.

5-19.Durable power of attorney.A durable power of attorney, which contains the words "this power of attorney is not affected by subsequent disability or incapacity of the principal" or similar words showing the intent of the principal that the authority conferred is exercisable notwithstanding the subsequent disability of the principal and all acts done by an attorney in fact pursuant to a durable power of attorney during any period of disability or incapacity of the principal shall bind the principal and the principal's successors in interest as if the principal were competent and not disabled.
SD Codified L § 5-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-20 - Grant of power of attorney.

5-20.Grant of power of attorney.A power of attorney or certified copy thereof must be recorded to establish the authority of an attorney in fact to act on behalf of the principal. The power of attorney must include in its grant of authority the power to sell or convey if a deed is being executed; or the power to mortgage, pledge or grant as security for loans if a mortgage is being executed. The power to sell or mortgage shall be presumed to include the authority to execute the documents related to consummating the transaction.
SD Codified L § 5-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-21 - Recording power of attorney.

5-21.Recording power of attorney.For any deed or conveyance signed by a person under a Power of Attorney, evidence must be shown of record to be in effect on date of instrument.
SD Codified L § 5-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-22 - Conveyances under authority of power of attorney.

5-22.Conveyances under authority of power of attorney.A general authority to convey shall grant to the attorney in fact named in the power of attorney authority to convey any interest the principal has in any property.
SD Codified L § 5-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-23 - Designation of "trustee".

5-23.Designation of "trustee".When the name of a party to an instrument is followed by "trustee" or "as trustee" or "in trust", and neither this instrument nor any other recorded instrument in the chain of title sets forth the powers of such party, or names as the beneficiary, a conveyance by such party can be approved without investigation of the power of such party to convey.
SD Codified L § 5-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-24 - Trust conveyances--curative statute.

5-24.Trust conveyances--curative statute.A curative statute validates transfers made to or by a trust prior to July 1, 1991, and construes such transfers to have been made to or by the trustee.
SD Codified L § 5-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 43 - Property|Chapter 30S - Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp Nbsp State Bar Of South Dakota 2002 Title Standards|Section 5-25 - Property in trust.

5-25.Property in trust.Real property acquired in the name of a trust should be conveyed in the same manner as title was taken.