<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 53-9-6.1 - Validation of contract limiting time for enforcement of rights under surety contracts. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2072070Normal { 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.s2072070SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072070CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2072070Normal-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.s2072070DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072070000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072070SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072070SCL-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="s2072070Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=53-9-6.1"><span class="s2072070SENU">53-9-6.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072070SENU">. </span><span class="s2072070CL">Validation of contract limiting time for enforcement of rights under surety contracts.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072070Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072070DefaultParagraphFont">Any contract provision which limits a party's time for enforcing his rights under a surety contract entered into prior to July 1, 1988, is hereby cured, legalized and validated as fully as if such contract provision had been entered into pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=53-9-6"><span class="s2072070DefaultParagraphFont">53-9-6</span></a><span class="s2072070DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072070Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072070000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072070Normal"><span class="s2072070SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072070SCL-000002"> SL 1988, ch 382, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>