South Dakota Statutes
§ 59-3-15 — Agent's delegation of powers.
South Dakota § 59-3-15
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 59-3-15 (2026).
Text
An agent, unless specially forbidden by his principal to do so, can delegate his powers to another person in any of the following cases, and in no others:
(1)When the act to be done is purely mechanical;
(2)When it is such as the agent cannot himself, and the subagent can, lawfully perform;
(3)When it is the usage of the place to delegate such powers; or (4) When such delegation is specially authorized by the principal.
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Legislative History
CivC 1877, § 1380; CL 1887, § 4003; RCivC 1903, § 1699; RC 1919, § 1281; SDC 1939, § 3.0212.
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 § 59-3-15, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/59-3-15.