South Dakota Codified Laws 21-36-2. Report by state’s attorneys and circuit judges of possible escheats
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It shall be the duty of state’s attorneys and circuit judges to report to the Governor or to the attorney general all cases coming to their attention wherein there is reason to believe that any real or personal property has escheated or may escheat to the state, and all cases wherein there is reason to believe that the whole of the estate of a decedent may pass either by succession or by devise to any person or persons other than the surviving spouse, issue, father, mother, brother, or sister of the decedent.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-36-2
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1909, ch 104, § 2; RC 1919, § 3050; SL 1921, ch 228, § 1; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4202.