South Dakota Codified Laws 15-16-34. Filing and docketing of affidavit of renewal–Copy
If the judgment was rendered in a court of this state, the affidavit for renewal shall be filed with the clerk of the court where such judgment was first docketed. If the judgment filed and docketed was a foreign judgment, the affidavit for renewal may be filed with the clerk of any court where the judgment has been docketed. The clerk of the court immediately shall enter on the docket of the original judgment, the fact of renewal, the date of renewal, and the amount for which the judgment is renewed. The affidavit of renewal upon receipt by the clerk of the court shall be given a current filing date, and filed, docketed, and indexed in the current judgment records using the same method as for a newly received original judgment. A copy of the affidavit of renewal and the docket entries thereon, certified by the clerk of court wherein the same is filed, may be likewise filed and docketed and indexed in the current judgment records in any other county of the state in which a transcript of the original judgment was filed.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-16-34
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
Source: SL 1988, ch 176, § 2; SL 1990, ch 149, § 2; SL 1993, ch 164.