Before the board may issue a certificate of registration, the applicant shall file with the board a bond to be approved by it running to the State of South Dakota in the penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars for counties with a population of fifteen thousand or less and fifty thousand dollars for counties having a population of over fifteen thousand as shown by the federal census last taken prior to the filing of such bond. The bond shall be conditioned for the payment by such abstracter of any damages that may be sustained by or accrue to any person by reason of or on account of any error, deficiency, or mistake in any abstract or certificate of title or continuation thereof made and issued by such abstracter.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-13-15

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939, § 1.0107; SL 2008, ch 195, § 20.