South Dakota Statutes

§ 15-2-6 — Actions on state judgments and sealed instruments.

South Dakota § 15-2-6
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 15CIVIL PROCEDURE
Ch. 15-1LIMITATION OF ACTIONS GENERALLY

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S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-6 (2026).

Text

Except where, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute, the following civil actions other than for the recovery of real property can be commenced only within twenty years after the cause of action shall have accrued:

(1)An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of this state;
(2)An action upon a sealed instrument, except a real estate mortgage.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 33.0232 (1); SL 1945, ch 144; SL 1949, ch 128, § 1.

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