Whenever, by the provisions of law, any property, real or personal, shall be forfeited to the state, or to any officer for its use, an action for the recovery of such property, alleging the ground of the forfeiture, may be brought by the state's attorney in the circuit court for the county where the property is situated.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-28-20
Action for recovery of property forfeited to state
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. ONE 1972 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, ETC. (1976)
Most recently applied in Soet v. State (February 1986)
Source: CCivP 1877, § 547; CL 1887, § 5361; RCCivP 1903, § 586; RC 1919, § 2797; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0508.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.