Promptly upon the filing of the foreign judgment and the affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor’s lawyer, if any, in this state. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk. Lack of mailing notice of filing by the clerk shall not affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-16A-5

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • foreign judgment: shall mean any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or any of the several states which is entitled to full faith and credit in this state. See South Dakota Codified Laws 15-16A-1

Source: SL 1975, ch 160, § 3.

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