<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 44-1-1 - Lien defined. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2065989Normal { 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.s2065989SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065989CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2065989Normal-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.s2065989DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065989000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065989SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2065989SCL-000002 { 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="s2065989Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=44-1-1"><span class="s2065989SENU">44-1-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065989SENU">. </span><span class="s2065989CL">Lien defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065989Normal-000000"><span class="s2065989DefaultParagraphFont">A lien is a charge imposed upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065989Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065989000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2065989Normal"><span class="s2065989SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2065989SCL-000002"> CivC 1877, § 1697; CL 1887, § 4321; RCivC 1903, § 2017; RC 1919, § 1522; SDC 1939, § 39.0102.</span></p></div></body></html>