South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-25-16 — Countersignature by agent or abstracter of county required--Violation as misdemeanor.
South Dakota § 58-25-16
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 58-25-16 (2026).
Text
No insurance company shall issue any policy of title insurance or certificate of title or other guarantee of title, covering any property located within the State of South Dakota, unless the same is countersigned by a person, partnership, or corporation, who has met the requirements of §§ 36-13-8 and 36-13-10 in the county in which the real property is located, or maintains an abstract plant in the county where the real property is located and meets the requirements of chapter 36-13 . A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
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Related
First American Title Co. v. South Dakota Land Title Ass'n
714 F.2d 1439 (Eighth Circuit, 1983)
First American Title Co. v. South Dakota Land Title Ass'n
541 F. Supp. 1147 (D. South Dakota, 1982)
Legislative History
SL 1966, ch 111, ch 14, § 4; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 1979, ch 345.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 58-1-1
Citation of title.§ 58-1-11
General saving clause.§ 58-1-13
Severability of provisions.§ 58-1-14
Notice of nonrenewal of policy must be mailed sixty days prior to renewal date--Exceptions.§ 58-1-14.1
Notice of refusal to renew--Thirty§ 58-1-16.1
Applicability of §§ 58-1-18
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 58-25-16, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/58-25-16.