South Dakota Statutes

§ 53-9-4 — Penalties for nonperformance of contract void, exceptions.

South Dakota § 53-9-4
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 53CONTRACTS
Ch. 53-8UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 53-9-4 (2026).

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Penalties imposed by contract for any nonperformance thereof are void. This section does not void obligations penal in form such as heretofore have been commonly used, but it voids their penal clauses.

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Related

Riede v. Phillips
277 N.W.2d 720 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1979)
11 case citations
Council of Higher Education v. South Dakota Board of Regents
2002 SD 55 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
8 case citations
Dietz v. Fink
(D. South Dakota, 2024)

Legislative History

CivC 1877, § 955; CL 1887, § 3579; RCivC 1903, § 1273; RC 1919, § 894; SDC 1939, § 10.0703.

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