South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 21 > Chapter 57 – Recovery of Damages for Instruments Not Paid Upon Presentment


§ 21-57-1	Liability for dishonored checks, drafts, or orders–Minimum and maximum amounts–Court costs and interest–Satisfaction
§ 21-57-2	Final judgment required before liability asserted
§ 21-57-3	No liability in certain circumstances
§ 21-57-4	Notice of dishonor–Writing–Service
§ 21-57-5	Notice of dishonor–Information required
§ 21-57-6	Instruments and actions for recovery may be combined–Venue
§ 21-57-7	Criminal prosecution not precluded

Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2