The register of deeds shall file such statement or lien in numerical order and enter the same upon a register to be kept for that purpose containing the name of the owner of the property against whom the lien is claimed, date of filing, amount, description of the property affected by the lien, and a blank space for the date of release. In addition, if such lien affects the title to real property, he shall enter the same upon the mortgage or lien index described in § 7-9-9.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 44-9-18

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Source: SL 1879, ch 41, § 5; CL 1887, § 2043; RPolC 1903, § 2577; SL 1909, ch 51, § 5; SL 1915, ch 243, § 5; SL 1917, ch 295, § 2; RC 1919, §§ 1635, 1649; SL 1919, ch 261; SDC 1939, § 39.0708.