If a court determines that the register acted reasonably or in good faith in refusing to record a document that the register believed should not be recorded or a document that the register believed to be a counterfeit lien, the register is not liable for any civil damages resulting from the refusal.
S.D. Codified Laws § 7-9-21
Liability of register for refusal to record
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Unruh v. Davison County (2008)
Most recently applied in Unruh v. Davison County (January 2008)
Source: SL 1997, ch 45, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.