Any county that has acquired or may acquire title to any real property by tax deed may commence an action in the county to quiet the title to the real property. In any such action, several parcels of real property, contiguous or noncontiguous, may be included in one complaint and any person claiming any title to, interest in, or lien upon any of the real property may be joined as a defendant. If requested by the board of county commissioners, the state’s attorney shall promptly commence and prosecute the action to final judgment.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 10-25-24

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Source: SL 1941, ch 43, § 1; SL 1943, ch 36; SDC Supp 1960, § 37.1501-1; SL 2008, ch 37, § 74; SL 2018, ch 63, § 147.