<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 7-9-19 - Refusal to record. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035321Normal { 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.s2035321SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035321CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035321Normal-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.s2035321DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035321000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035321SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035321SCL-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="s2035321Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-9-19"><span class="s2035321SENU">7-9-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035321SENU">. </span><span class="s2035321CL">Refusal to record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035321Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035321DefaultParagraphFont">A register of deeds may refuse to record any document that the law does not require or authorize a register to record or any document that the register has reasonable cause to believe is a counterfeit lien as defined in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-11-29"><span class="s2035321DefaultParagraphFont">22-11-29</span></a><span class="s2035321DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035321Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035321000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035321Normal"><span class="s2035321SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035321SCL-000002"> SL 1997, ch 45, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>