South Dakota Statutes
§ 53-9-4 — Penalties for nonperformance of contract void, exceptions.
South Dakota § 53-9-4
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 53-9-4 (2026).
Text
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
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277 N.W.2d 720 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1979)
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2002 SD 55 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2002)
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2005 SD 76 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2005)
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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