FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act to revise the procedure for serving lienholders.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That § 10-25-5 be amended to read as follows:
     10-25-5.   Personal Any person defined in § §  10-25-3 and 10-25-4 shall be served by personal service of the notice in the manner provided by law for the service of summons shall be made upon the persons mentioned in § §   10-25-3 and 10-25-4 as reside within the state. However, if any of the persons are nonresidents of the state, or the notice may be served upon the nonresidents by publishing the notice once a week for at least two successive weeks in some a newspaper printed in the county where the real property is situated, and if no newspaper is printed in the county, in the nearest legal newspaper printed in the state. In addition to the service by publication , the holder of the certificate shall cause to be sent to the persons so send to any person served a true copy of such the notice through the United States mails, properly addressed, to the last known address of each of the persons person . The notice to the mortgagee or his the mortgagees's assignee shall be directed to such the mortgagee or assignee to his the address as the same appears appearing in the mortgage of record, or in the assignment thereof. The notice to a lienholder or to any other interested person as may appear from the records in

the office of the register of deeds, the county treasurer , or the clerk of courts shall be sent to the last known address of each person. The notice shall be sent by registered or certified mail , return receipt requested, with all proper postage prepaid. Personal service of such notice, as above specified, may be made upon persons outside of the state, in which case service by publication and mailing may be dispensed with.