If a transferor is a joint owner and is:

(1) Survived by one or more other joint owners, then the property that is the subject of a deed belongs to the surviving joint owner or owners with right of survivorship; or

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-6-417

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Right of survivorship: The ownership rights that result in the acquisition of title to property by reason of having survived other co-owners.

(2) The last surviving joint owner, then the transfer on death deed is effective.

Source: SL 2014, ch 133, § 17.