South Dakota Codified Laws 54-3-4. Maximum rate of interest where no rate specified–Commencement where date not specified
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Under an obligation to pay interest, no rate being specified, interest is payable from date of incurrence of debt, unless the parties have otherwise agreed, at a maximum rate of the Category C rate of interest as established in § 54-3-16, and in the like proportion for a longer or shorter term. In the computation of interest for less than a year, three hundred sixty days are deemed to constitute a year.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 54-3-4
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
Source: CivC 1877, § 1097; CL 1887, § 3720; RCivC 1903, § 1416; RC 1919, § 1039; SL 1933, ch 123, § 1; SDC 1939, § 38.0108; SL 1980, ch 336, § 1; SL 1982, ch 341, § 2; SL 1984, ch 319, § 34.