21-26-1      Causes for which judgment may be docketed.
21-26-2      Defendant's verified statement--Amount of judgment and authorization included.
21-26-3      Facts included in defendant's statement on judgment for money due or to become due.
21-26-4      Facts stated in defendant's statement on judgment to secure against contingent liability.
21-26-5      Presentation of defendant's statement--Notice and hearing.
21-26-6      Execution on judgment.
21-26-7      Execution for installment payments--Judgment and execution for later installments.

21-26-1. Causes for which judgment may be docketed.

A judgment by confession may be docketed, either for money due or to become due, or to secure any person against contingent liability on behalf of the defendant, or both, in the manner prescribed by this chapter.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 715; CL 1887, § 5537; RCCivP 1903, § 784; RC 1919, § 3023; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0301; SL 2019, ch 105, § 1.

21-26-2. Defendant's verified statement--Amount of judgment and authorization included.

A statement in writing must be made, signed by the defendant, and verified by his oath. It must state the amount for which judgment may be entered, and authorize the entry of judgment therefor.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 716, subdiv 1; CL 1887, § 5538, subdiv 1; RCCivP 1903, § 785, subdiv 1; RC 1919, § 3024 (1); Supreme Court Rule 554, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0302 (1).

21-26-3. Facts included in defendant's statement on judgment for money due or to become due.

If the judgment to be confessed be for money due or to become due, the defendant's verified statement must state concisely the facts out of which the debt arose, and must show that the sum confessed therefor is justly due, or to become due.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 716, subdiv 2; CL 1887, § 5538, subdiv 2; RCCivP 1903, § 785, subdiv 2; RC 1919, § 3024 (2); Supreme Court Rule 554, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0302 (2).

21-26-4. Facts stated in defendant's statement on judgment to secure against contingent liability.

If the judgment to be confessed be for the purpose of securing the plaintiff against a contingent liability, the defendant's verified statement must state concisely the facts constituting the liability, and must show that the sum confessed therefor does not exceed the amount of such liability.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 716, subdiv 3; CL 1887, § 5538, subdiv 3; RCCivP 1903, § 785, subdiv 3; RC 1919, § 3024 (3); Supreme Court Rule 554, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0302 (3).

21-26-5. Presentation of defendant's statement--Notice and hearing.

The defendant's verified statement shall be presented to the court or a judge thereof, and if, after notice and hearing, which may not be waived, it is found sufficient, the court or judge shall render judgment accordingly, whereupon it may be filed in the office of the clerk who shall docket it.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0303; SL 1990, ch 149, § 8; SL 2019, ch 105, § 2.

21-26-6. Execution on judgment.

Execution may be issued and enforced on the judgment in the same manner as upon judgments in other cases in such court.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 717; CL 1887, § 5539; RCCivP 1903, § 786; RC 1919, § 3025; Supreme Court Rule 555, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0303.

21-26-7. Execution for installment payments--Judgment and execution for later installments.

When the debt for which the judgment is recovered is not all due, or is payable in installments and the installments are not all due, the execution may issue upon such judgment for the collection of such installments as have become due, and shall be in the usual form, but shall have endorsed thereon, by the attorney or person issuing the same, a direction to the sheriff to collect the amount due on such judgment, with interest and costs, which amount shall be stated, with interest thereon, and the costs of said judgment. Notwithstanding the issue and collection of such execution, the judgment shall remain as security for the installments thereafter to become due, and whenever any further installments become due, execution may in like manner be issued for the collection and enforcement of the same.

Source: CCivP 1877, § 717; CL 1887, § 5539; RCCivP 1903, § 786; RC 1919, § 3025; Supreme Court Rule 555, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0303.