<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 21-17A-4 - Affidavit required for execution in tort action--Contents. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045991Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045991SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045991CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045991Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045991DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045991Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2045991000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045991SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045991SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2045991Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-17A-4"><span class="s2045991SENU">21-17A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045991SENU">. </span><span class="s2045991CL">Affidavit required for execution in tort action--Contents.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045991Normal-000000"><span class="s2045991DefaultParagraphFont">Before a writ of attachment may be executed in a tort action, the plaintiff or someone on his behalf shall make and attach thereto an affidavit, stating that a cause of action in tort exists in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, that the damages sustained exceed fifty dollars specifying the amount claimed and either:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045991Normal-000001"><span class="s2045991DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The defendant is not a resident of this state; or that his residence is unknown and cannot with due diligence be ascertained; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045991Normal-000001"><span class="s2045991DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The defendant is a foreign corporation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045991Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045991000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045991Normal"><span class="s2045991SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045991SCL-000003"> SL 1983, ch 168, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>