At the expiration of fifteen years from the date the cause of action accrues on any mortgage as provided in § 15-2-5, such mortgage shall be conclusively presumed to have been paid and the mortgage and the record thereof shall cease to be notice of the mortgage as unpaid and the lien thereof shall then cease absolutely, and said period of fifteen years shall not be extended by nonresidence, legal disability, or partial payment.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-2-28

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

Source: SDC 1939, § 33.0234; SL 1949, ch 129, § 1.