<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 44-12-2 - Contract between injured party and attorney not prejudiced by hospital lien. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066195Normal { 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.s2066195SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066195CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066195Normal-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.s2066195DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066195000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066195SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066195SCL-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="s2066195Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=44-12-2"><span class="s2066195SENU">44-12-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066195SENU">. </span><span class="s2066195CL">Contract between injured party and attorney not prejudiced by hospital lien.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066195Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066195DefaultParagraphFont">The lien granted by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=44-12-1"><span class="s2066195DefaultParagraphFont">44-12-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066195DefaultParagraphFont"> shall not in any way prejudice or interfere with any lien or contract which may be made by such injured party or his heirs or personal representative with any attorney or attorneys for handling the claim on behalf of such injured party, his heirs, or personal representative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066195Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066195000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066195Normal"><span class="s2066195SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066195SCL-000002"> SL 1964, ch 112, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>