Bond is required of a personal representative unless: (a) the will expressly waives bond, directs that there be no bond, or waives the requirement of surety thereon; (b) all of the heirs, if no will has been probated, or all of the devisees file a written waiver of the bond requirement; (c) the personal representative is a bank or trust company qualified to do trust business or exercise trust powers in this state; or (d) the court concludes that bond is not in the best interests of the estate.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-3-603

  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1994, ch 232, § 3-603.