South Dakota § 5-24-12 Acceptance of gifts to state--Actions for recovery.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 5-24-12 — Acceptance of gifts to state--Actions for recovery.

South Dakota·Title 5 PUBLIC PROPERTY, PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS·Ch. 5-24 RECEIPT, CARE AND ACCOUNTING FOR PUBLIC PROPERTY

Whenever any grant, devise, bequest, donation, or gift, or assignment of money, or chose in action, of any property, real or personal, is made to this state, the Governor shall receive the gift, the title thereto shall pass to the state, and the state may, if necessary, commence proceedings for the recovery of such property. However, if such gift is subject to any preexisting condition or contractual obligation, the Governor shall receive it only after determining that it is the best interest of the state to do so. A gift may be received subject to a preexisting condition or contractual obligation which it would be otherwise illegal to impose on state property if the property were already in the possession of the state.

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Whenever any grant, devise, bequest, donation, or gift, or assignment of money, or chose in action, of any property, real or personal, is made to this state, the Governor shall receive the gift, the title thereto shall pass to the state, and the state may, if necessary, commence proceedings for the recovery of such property. However, if such gift is subject to any preexisting condition or contractual obligation, the Governor shall receive it only after determining that it is the best interest of the state to do so. A gift may be received subject to a preexisting condition or contractual obligation which it would be otherwise illegal to impose on state property if the property were already in the possession of the state.

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