<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 56-3-3 - Indemnity for past wrongful act valid. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2073128Normal { 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.s2073128SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073128CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2073128Normal-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.s2073128DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073128000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073128SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073128SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2073128SCL-000003 { 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="s2073128Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=56-3-3"><span class="s2073128SENU">56-3-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073128SENU">. </span><span class="s2073128CL">Indemnity for past wrongful act valid.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073128Normal-000000"><span class="s2073128DefaultParagraphFont">An agreement to indemnify a person against an act already done is valid, even though the act was known to be wrongful, unless it was a felony.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073128Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073128000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2073128Normal"><span class="s2073128SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2073128SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 31.3103; repealed SL 1966, ch 111, § 5; re</span><span class="s2073128SCL-000003">-</span><span class="s2073128SCL-000002">enacted SL 1967, ch 235, § 3.</span></p></div></body></html>