(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person who is required to file a report under this chapter shall, at the same time as the final date for filing the report as required, pay or deliver to the administrator all abandoned property required to be reported.

(b) If the owner establishes the right to receive the abandoned property to the satisfaction of the holder before the property has been delivered or it appears that for some other reason the presumption of abandonment is erroneous, the holder need not pay or deliver the property to the administrator, and the property will no longer be presumed abandoned. In that case, the holder shall file with the administrator a verified written explanation of the proof of claim or of the error in the presumption of abandonment.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 43-41B-20

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

(c) Property reported under § 43-41B-18 for which the holder is not required to report the name of the apparent owner must be delivered to the administrator at the time of filing the report.

(d) The holder of any interest shall deliver a duplicate certificate or other evidence of ownership to the administrator, the holder and any transfer agent, registrar or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder in executing or delivering the duplicate certificate is relieved of all liability of every kind in accordance with the provisions of this chapter to every person, including any person acquiring the original certificate or the duplicate of the certificate or the duplicate of the certificate issued to the department, for any losses or damages resulting to the person by the issuance and delivery to the department of the duplicate certificate.

Source: SL 1992, ch 312, § 19.