South Dakota Statutes

§ 53-9-3 — Contracts against public policy.

South Dakota § 53-9-3
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 53CONTRACTS
Ch. 53-8UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 53-9-3 (2026).

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All contracts which have for their object, directly or indirectly, to exempt anyone from responsibility for his own fraud or willful injury to the person or property of another or from violation of law whether willful or negligent, are against the policy of the law.

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Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 954; CL 1887, § 3578; RCivC 1903, § 1272; RC 1919, § 893; SDC 1939, § 10.0702.

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