The Department of Social Services may impose a lien upon the real and personal property of any person who is a resident of or owns property in this state, and who is receiving or has received assistance from or through the department and has received an overpayment or overissuance of assistance to which he was not entitled, or who is indebted to the department or another state for overdue family support obligations, or who owes an overdue support obligation for a spouse or child who is not receiving public assistance, but who is eligible for support enforcement services.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 28-20-1

  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1984, ch 206, § 1; SL 1986, ch 218, § 54.