<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 55-18-4 - Conditions under which representative may not bind person represented. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2073027Normal { 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.s2073027SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073027CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2073027Normal-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.s2073027DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2073027Normal-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; } p.s2073027Normal-000002 { margin-left: 1.14in; text-indent: -0.44in; 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.s2073027000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073027SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073027SCL-000004 { 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="s2073027Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-18-4"><span class="s2073027SENU">55-18-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073027SENU">. </span><span class="s2073027CL">Conditions under which representative may not bind person represented.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">Notwithstanding the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-18-3"><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">55-18-3</span></a><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">, no representative may bind the person represented if, prior to the representative binding the person in the matter in question:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The court finds that the person cannot be adequately represented pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-18-19"><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">55-18-19</span></a><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The representative refuses to act pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=55-18-11"><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">55-18-11</span></a><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal-000001"><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    The representative has been removed by a person with power to remove the representative; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal-000001"><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    The represented person notifies:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal-000002"><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">(a)    The trustee;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal-000002"><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">(b)    The notifier; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal-000002"><span class="s2073027DefaultParagraphFont">(c)    The representative, that the represented person will not be bound by the representative.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073027000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073027Normal"><span class="s2073027SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073027SCL-000004"> SL 2017, ch 208, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>