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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 5 - Public Property, Purchases and Contracts » Chapter 22 - Liens Relating To Public Improvement Contracts

Section 5-22-1 – Mechanics’ and materialmen’s lien on amounts due under contract.

5-22-1. Mechanics’ and materialmen’s lien on amounts due under contract. Any person who shall furnish skill, labor, materials, machinery, or supplies, services, or equipment, in connection with the carrying on of any work of construction, alteration, or repair of any public improvement work of the State of South Dakota, or any of its political subdivisions […]

Section 5-22-12 – Right of action not lost by loss of lien.

5-22-12. Right of action not lost by loss of lien. Nothing in the statutes relating to such liens on public funds unless limited as hereinbefore provided shall impair or affect the right of any person to whom any sum may be due for work, skill, services, materials, power, machinery, or supplies furnished to any contractor […]

Section 5-22-6 – Pro rata distribution if contract proceeds insufficient–Deficiency judgment against contractor–Restriction on public liability.

5-22-6. Pro rata distribution if contract proceeds insufficient–Deficiency judgment against contractor–Restriction on public liability. If the amount due the contractor shall not be sufficient to pay all liens in full, the court shall order and direct the payment of the same, after deducting the costs of the action, to the persons whose liens are adjudged […]

Section 5-22-7 – Limitation of actions to enforce lien.

5-22-7. Limitation of actions to enforce lien. All claims to liens under this chapter relating to public improvement contracts shall cease to have any validity or to be binding upon the public body or the contractor under the provisions of this chapter unless an action to enforce the same as hereinbefore provided shall be commenced […]

Section 5-22-8 – Discharge of lien.

5-22-8. Discharge of lien. Any such lien may be discharged: (1)By filing with the officer with whom the liens shall be filed a certificate of satisfaction of the claimant or his successor in interest duly acknowledged; (2)By lapse of the time within which an action to enforce the same may be commenced without such action […]