South Dakota Statutes

§ 58-25-16 — Countersignature by agent or abstracter of county required--Violation as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 58-25-16
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 58INSURANCE
Ch. 58-25TITLE INSURANCE RATES AND POLICIES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 58-25-16 (2026).

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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)
14 case citations
First American Title Co. v. South Dakota Land Title Ass'n
541 F. Supp. 1147 (D. South Dakota, 1982)
3 case citations

Legislative History

SL 1966, ch 111, ch 14, § 4; SL 1978, ch 359, § 2; SL 1979, ch 345.

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