The lien may be enforced by action in the circuit court of the county in which the improved premises or some part thereof are situated, or of the county to which such county is attached for judicial purposes, or, if claimed under subdivision 44-9-1(2), of any county through or into which said railway or other line extends, which action shall be begun and conducted in the same manner as actions for the foreclosure of mortgages upon real estate, except as herein otherwise provided.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 44-9-23

  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.

Source: SL 1913, ch 263, § 9; RC 1919, § 1651; SDC 1939, § 39.0712.