South Dakota § 20-5-17 Retention of thing offered until acceptance by creditor.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 20-5-17 — Retention of thing offered until acceptance by creditor.

South Dakota § 20-5-17

Title 20PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

Ch. 20-5OFFER OF PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 20-5-17 (2026).

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The person offering a thing, other than money, by way of performance, must, if he means to treat it as belonging to the creditor, retain it as a depository for hire until the creditor accepts it, or until he has given reasonable notice to the creditor that he will retain it no longer; and if, with reasonable diligence, he can find a suitable depository therefor, until he has deposited it with such person.

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The person offering a thing, other than money, by way of performance, must, if he means to treat it as belonging to the creditor, retain it as a depository for hire until the creditor accepts it, or until he has given reasonable notice to the creditor that he will retain it no longer; and if, with reasonable diligence, he can find a suitable depository therefor, until he has deposited it with such person.