South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 44 > Chapter 13 – Ambulance Service Liens


§ 44-13-1	Lien of county or municipality upon property of person receiving ambulance service
§ 44-13-2	Notice of lien–Contents–Place of filing
§ 44-13-3	Property of married person subject to lien–Application of lien to joint tenancy

Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants.
Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
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
Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.
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