Except where, in special cases, a different limitation is prescribed by statute, the following civil actions other than for the recovery of real property can be commenced only within twenty years after the cause of action shall have accrued:

(1) An action upon a judgment or decree of any court of this state;

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 15-2-6

  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) An action upon a sealed instrument, except a real estate mortgage.

Source: SDC 1939, § 33.0232 (1); SL 1945, ch 144; SL 1949, ch 128, § 1.