South Dakota Statutes
§ 59-2-1 — Capacity to create.
South Dakota § 59-2-1
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-2-1 (2026).
Text
Any person with capacity to contract may create an agency and confer authority on any other person to do any act which he might do excepting acts to which he is bound to give personal attention.
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Related
Staab v. Skoglund
234 N.W.2d 45 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1975)
Johnson v. Markve
980 N.W.2d 662 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2022)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, §§ 1338, 1343; CL 1887, §§ 3961, 3966; RCivC 1903, §§ 1657, 1662; RC 1919, §§ 1235, 1244; SDC 1939, § 3.0104.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-1-1
Agency defined.§ 59-1-2
Agents--General or special.§ 59-1-4
Actual agency.§ 59-1-5
Ostensible agency.§ 59-10-1
Short title.§ 59-10-10
Required form of contract.§ 59-10-11
Notice to educational institution.§ 59-10-12
Student-athlete's right to cancel.§ 59-10-13
Required records.§ 59-10-14
Prohibited conduct.§ 59-10-15
Criminal penalties.§ 59-10-16
Civil remedies.§ 59-10-17
Administrative penalty.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 59-2-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/59-2-1.