All contracts for forfeiture of property subject to a lien in satisfaction of the obligation secured thereby and all contracts in restraint of the right of redemption from a lien are void.
S.D. Codified Laws § 44-1-8
Forfeiture of property to satisfy obligation secured by lien or restraint of right of redemption void
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Engstrom (1983)
Most recently applied in Sturzenbecher v. Sioux County Ranch, LLC (April 2025)
Source: CivC 1877, § 1707; CL 1887, § 4331; RCivC 1903, § 2027; RC 1919, § 1532; SDC 1939, § 39.0108.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.