A deed issued pursuant to this chapter shall vest in the grantee an absolute estate in fee simple in such real property, subject, however, to all claims which the state may have therein for taxes, liens, or encumbrances.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-42-18

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.

Source: SL 1941, ch 161, § 10; SL 1943, ch 140; SDC Supp 1960, § 37.16A10.