<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 44-15-2 - Customer rights--Possession. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2066218Normal { 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.s2066218SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066218CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2066218Normal-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.s2066218DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066218000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066218SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2066218SCL-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="s2066218Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=44-15-2"><span class="s2066218SENU">44-15-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066218SENU">. </span><span class="s2066218CL">Customer rights--Possession.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066218Normal-000000"><span class="s2066218DefaultParagraphFont">In the absence of any agreement to the contrary, the customer has all rights and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern in the possession of the manufacturer. If a customer does not claim possession from a manufacturer of a die, mold, form, or pattern within three years following the last use of the die, mold, form, or pattern, all rights and title to any die, mold, form, or pattern is transferred to the manufacturer for the purpose of destroying or otherwise disposing of the die, mold, form, or pattern.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066218Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066218000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2066218Normal"><span class="s2066218SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2066218SCL-000002"> SL 1998, ch 267, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>