South Dakota Codified Laws 44-9-22. Neglect of lien holder to satisfy lien on demand–Damages–Attorney fees–Additional penalty
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If any holder of a lien under the provisions of this chapter shall neglect to execute and deliver such satisfaction within ten days after written demand therefor by the owner of the property or any person interested therein, when such lien has in fact been satisfied as provided in § 44-9-21, he shall be liable to the person demanding such satisfaction for all damages, costs, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, and an additional penalty of one hundred dollars.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 44-9-22
- 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
- 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: CCivP 1877, § 670; SL 1879, ch 41, § 7; CL 1887, §§ 2045, 5484; RPolC 1903, § 2579; RCCivP 1903, § 711; SL 1909, ch 51, § 9; SL 1915, ch 243, § 9; RC 1919, §§ 1639, 1659; SDC 1939, § 39.0711.