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§ 56-3-2 — Indemnity for a future wrongful act void.

South Dakota § 56-3-2
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 56GUARANTY, SURETYSHIP AND INDEMNITY
Ch. 56-3INDEMNITY

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S.D. Codified Laws § 56-3-2 (2026).

Text

An agreement to indemnify a person against an act thereafter to be done, is void if the act be known by such person at the time of doing it to be unlawful. This section shall only apply to an unlawful act that involves moral turpitude.

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Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 31.3102; repealed SL 1966, ch 111, § 5; re

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