For the purposes of §§ 37-5-1 to 37-5-12, inclusive, the term, contract, means any written franchised agreement, sales agreement, dealer agreement, or security agreement, or other form of agreement or arrangement of like effect and its successor.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 37-5-12.3

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2004, ch 254, § 3.