Except where, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute, the following civil actions other than for the recovery of real property can be commenced only within ten years after the cause of action shall have accrued:

(1) An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States, or any state or territory other than this state within the United States;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-2-8

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) Actions by any county in this state to recover from any person legally bound for the support of a mentally ill person at the hospital for the mentally ill;

(3) An action upon an abstracter’s bond given pursuant to the provisions and requirements of chapter 36-13. Cause of action on bond shall be deemed to accrue on date of certificate in which error, deficiency, or mistake occurred;

(4) An action for relief not otherwise provided for.

Source: SDC 1939, § 33.0232 (3); SL 1945, ch 144; SL 1947, ch 153, § 1.