S.D. Codified Laws § 27B-3-33
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Civil action for charges payable--Lien on property--Claim against decedent's estates
Official statutory text
If any person in the facility refuses or fails to make such payments, the charges may be collected by a civil action brought in the name of the State of South Dakota. The state may commence an action against the person for payments due, and any judgment obtained shall be a lien upon the real property of the person and shall be collected as other judgments. Any claim arising under § 27B-3-27 has the same force and effect against the real and personal property of a deceased person as other debts of a decedent and shall be ascertained and recovered in the same manner.
Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 35.
Source: SL 2000, ch 131, § 35.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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