The homestead shall be marked off by fixed and visible monuments and platted, unless the same shall embrace the whole of a subdivision or lot, and in giving the description thereof, then marked off and platted as aforesaid, the direction and distance of the starting point from some corner of the dwelling house shall be stated.
S.D. Codified Laws § 43-31-7
Marking off and platting of homestead--Exception
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Stratton v. Sioux Falls Paint & Glass (In Re Stratton) (1982)
Most recently applied in Stratton v. Sioux Falls Paint & Glass (In Re Stratton) (September 1982)
Source: SL 1874-5, ch 37, § 11; PolC 1877, ch 38, § 11; CL 1887, § 2459; RPolC 1903, § 3227; RC 1919, § 462; SDC 1939, § 51.1712.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.