<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 43-28-1 - Recording of instruments affecting real estate with register of deeds. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2065434Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065434SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065434CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2065434Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065434DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2065434Normal-000001 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2065434000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065434SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065434SCL-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="s2065434Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=43-28-1"><span class="s2065434SENU">43-28-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065434SENU">. </span><span class="s2065434CL">Recording of instruments affecting real estate with register of deeds.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065434Normal-000000"><span class="s2065434DefaultParagraphFont">Any instrument affecting the title to or possession of real property may be recorded as by law provided.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065434Normal-000001"><span class="s2065434DefaultParagraphFont">Instruments entitled to be recorded must be recorded by the register of deeds of the county in which the real property affected thereby is situated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065434Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065434000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065434Normal"><span class="s2065434SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065434SCL-000003"> CivC 1877, §§ 647, 651; SL 1879, ch 47, § 1; CL 1887, §§ 3268, 3272; RCivC 1903, §§ 961, 965; SL 1905, ch 149; RC 1919, §§ 569, 573; SL 1921, ch 352; SL 1923, ch 253; SL 1925, ch 265; SDC 1939, § 51.1601.</span></p></div></body></html>