Whenever any real property is sold to satisfy a judgment in favor of the state in any action relating to the school and public lands, it shall be the duty of the commissioner of school and public lands to represent the state as a bidder at such sale and, if he shall purchase such property, the certificate of sale and sheriff’s deed, if one be issued, shall be made to the state.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 5-10-23

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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 1911, ch 224, § 83; RC 1919, § 5713; SDC 1939, § 15.0608.