<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 7-9-20 - Court action for refusal to record. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2035322Normal { 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.s2035322SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035322CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2035322Normal-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.s2035322DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035322000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035322SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2035322SCL-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="s2035322Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-9-20"><span class="s2035322SENU">7-9-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035322SENU">. </span><span class="s2035322CL">Court action for refusal to record.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035322Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035322DefaultParagraphFont">Any person whose document or lien is refused for recording by the register of deeds pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=7-9-19"><span class="s2035322DefaultParagraphFont">7-9-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035322DefaultParagraphFont"> may commence an action in the circuit court for that county for an order directing the register to file the document. If the court determines that the register is required or authorized by law to record the document or that the lien is not counterfeit, it shall order the register to record the document.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035322Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035322000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2035322Normal"><span class="s2035322SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2035322SCL-000002"> SL 1997, ch 45, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>