<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 55-1-46 - No contest clause defined--Enforceability. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2072560Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2072560SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072560CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2072560Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2072560DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2072560Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2072560000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072560SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2072560SCL-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="s2072560Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-1-46"><span class="s2072560SENU">55-1-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072560SENU">. </span><span class="s2072560CL">No contest clause defined--Enforceability.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">For purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-1-46"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">55-1-46</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-1-51"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">55-1-51</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, a no contest clause is a provision or clause in a trust, that penalizes a qualified beneficiary for contesting a trust or instituting other proceedings at law or equity relating to the trust estate, excluding proceedings related to trust administration. Except as provided in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-1-47"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">55-1-47</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-1-51"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">55-1-51</span></a><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, a no contest clause shall be enforced unless probable cause exists for instituting the proceeding on the grounds of:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000001"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Fraud;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000001"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Duress;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000001"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Revocation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000001"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Lack of contractual capacity;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000001"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Undue influence;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000001"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Mistake;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000001"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Forgery; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal-000001"><span class="s2072560DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Irregularity in the execution of the trust document.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072560000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2072560Normal"><span class="s2072560SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2072560SCL-000003"> SL 2012, ch 233, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>