A lien is a charge imposed upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act.
S.D. Codified Laws § 44-1-1
Lien defined
Source: CivC 1877, § 1697; CL 1887, § 4321; RCivC 1903, § 2017; RC 1919, § 1522; SDC 1939, § 39.0102.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.