15-3-16. Vesting of title to unoccupied land by payment of taxes for ten years under color of title--Continuation of tax payment by successor in interest.
Whenever a person having a color of title made in good faith to vacant and unoccupied land, shall have paid all taxes legally assessed thereon for ten successive years, he shall be deemed and adjudged to be the legal owner of said vacant and unoccupied land to the extent and according to the purport of his paper title. All persons holding under such taxpayer by purchase, devise, or descent before said ten years shall have expired, and who shall have continued to pay taxes as aforesaid so as to complete the payment of taxes for said term of ten years, shall be entitled to the benefit of this section.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, ยง33.0229.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 03 - Adverse Possession And Limitation Of Actions To Recover Real Estate
Section 15-3-3 - Limitation of actions based on entry on real estate.
Section 15-3-4 - Limitation of actions by state based on title to real property.
Section 15-3-5 - Grantee of state limited by limitations applicable to state.
Section 15-3-6 - Limitation of actions to recover real property after invalidation of state grant.
Section 15-3-9 - Possessory right not impaired by descent on death of person in possession.
Section 15-3-11 - Acts constituting adverse possession based on written instrument or judgment.
Section 15-3-20 - Partition fence agreement.
Section 15-3-21 - Real estate taxes following determination of adverse possession.