S.D. Codified Laws § 17-2-26
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Vested rights protected against validating provisions
Official statutory text
If any person has any vested right in any property by reason of any affidavit of publication which is or would be legally insufficient for any of the reasons set forth in §§ 17-2-23 to 17-2-25 , inclusive, or any one or more of such sections, if no action or proceeding to enforce such right was begun on or before July 1, 1950, such right shall be forever barred; and no action or proceeding so brought shall be of any force or effect, or maintainable in any court of this state unless, on or before July 1, 1950, there was recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real estate affected is situated, a notice of the pendency of such action, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 15-10 .
Source: SL 1949, ch 445, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 65.0305-1 (4).
Source: SL 1949, ch 445, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 65.0305-1 (4).
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