South Dakota § 10-25-12 Title and possessory right vested by tax deed.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 10-25-12 — Title and possessory right vested by tax deed.

South Dakota § 10-25-12

Title 10TAXATION

Ch. 10-24TAX DEEDS

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Bluebook

S.D. Codified Laws § 10-25-12 (2026).

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Any deed acquired pursuant to § 10-25-39.1 or 10-25-39.2 vests in the grantee an absolute estate in fee simple in the real property. However, the real property is subject to any claim that the state or county may have in the real property for taxes, liens, or encumbrances. The real property is also subject to any lien for past-due installments of special assessments for the financing of municipal improvements levied pursuant to chapter 9-43 , including principal and interest on the installments except as provided by § 9-43-100 . The holder of the deed or the holder's successor in interest is entitled to immediate exclusive possession of the real property described in the deed regardless of the rights of any person to redeem or question exclusive possession thereafter.

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Any deed acquired pursuant to § 10-25-39.1 or 10-25-39.2 vests in the grantee an absolute estate in fee simple in the real property. However, the real property is subject to any claim that the state or county may have in the real property for taxes, liens, or encumbrances. The real property is also subject to any lien for past-due installments of special assessments for the financing of municipal improvements levied pursuant to chapter 9-43 , including principal and interest on the installments except as provided by § 9-43-100 . The holder of the deed or the holder's successor in interest is entitled to immediate exclusive possession of the real property described in the deed regardless of the rights of any person to redeem or question exclusive possession thereafter.

Legislative History

SL 1897, ch 28, § 132; RPolC 1903, § 2212; SL 1909, ch 194; SL 1911, ch 247; SL 1913, ch 353; SL 1915, ch 291; SL 1917, ch 135; RC 1919, § 6804; SL 1933, ch 198, § 3; SL 1935, ch 195; SL 1937, ch 248; SDC 1939, § 57.1119; SL 1974, ch 78, § 5; SL 2008, ch 37, § 66; SL 2009, ch 45, § 1; SL 2018, ch 63, § 135; SL 2024, ch 38, § 4, eff. Feb. 12, 2024; SL 2025, ch 49, § 1.