A bond filed pursuant to § 32-35-83 shall constitute a lien in favor of the state upon the real estate so scheduled of any surety, which lien shall exist in favor of any holder of a final judgment against the person who has filed such bond, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damage because of injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use thereof, resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use, or operation of a vehicle subject to registration under the laws of this state after such bond was filed, upon the recording of a notice signed by the Department of Public Safety to that effect in the Office of the Register of Deeds of the county in which the real estate so scheduled shall be located.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-35-84

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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

Source: SL 1957, ch 212, § 55; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.03A55; SL 2004, ch 17, § 169.

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