South Dakota Statutes
§ 59-3-1 — Agent may perform acts permitted to principal.
South Dakota § 59-3-1
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-3-1 (2026).
Text
Every act which may legally be done by or to any person, may be done by or to the agent of such person for that purpose unless a contrary intention plainly appears.
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Related
Olson v. Equitable Life Assurance Co.
2004 SD 71 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2004)
Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 1344; CL 1887, § 3967; RCivC 1903, § 1663; RC 1919, § 1245; SDC 1939, § 3.0201.
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
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 59-3-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/59-3-1.