South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 13 - Abstracters Of Title
Section 36-13-21 - Fee for certificate of registration--Duration and renewal--Contents of application for renewal.

36-13-21. Fee for certificate of registration--Duration and renewal--Contents of application for renewal.
A certificate of registration shall be issued upon the payment of a fee set by the board by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26. The fee for a certificate of registration may not exceed the following: for counties with a population of ten thousand or less, five hundred dollars; for counties with a population over ten thousand to fifteen thousand, inclusive, seven hundred dollars; for counties with a population over fifteen thousand, one thousand dollars. The certificate is valid for a period of one year. The certificate may be renewed by the board upon application within thirty days prior to the expiration of the certificate and upon payment of the amount to the secretary-treasurer of the board. The renewal application shall be accompanied by an affidavit and any other evidence deemed necessary by the board showing that the applicant has been continuously and actively engaged in the business of making and compiling abstracts of title during the life of the preceding certificate.

Source: SDC 1939, §1.0106; SL 1970, ch 213; SL 1976, ch 233; SL 1980, ch 257, §2; SL 1986, ch 302, §42; SL 2008, ch 195, §26.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 36 - Professions and Occupations

Chapter 13 - Abstracters Of Title

Section 36-13-1 - Abstracters' Board of Examiners--Professional members.

Section 36-13-1.1 - Lay member of board.

Section 36-13-1.2 - Definition of terms.

Section 36-13-1.3 - Chain of title defined.

Section 36-13-2 - Election of officers--Bond required of secretary-treasurer.

Section 36-13-2.1 - Board continued within Department of Labor and Regulation--Records and reports.

Section 36-13-3 - Informational budget reviewed by Legislature--Deposit of funds with state treasurer--Abstracters' board of examiners account created.

Section 36-13-4 - Records and accounts of board--Inspection.

Section 36-13-6 - Enforcement of chapter by board--Seal.

Section 36-13-6.1 - Promulgation of rules.

Section 36-13-7 - Subpoena power of board officers--Administration of oaths--Depositions.

Section 36-13-8 - Certificate of registration required for business of abstracting.

Section 36-13-9 - Unauthorized business prohibited--Violation as misdemeanor.

Section 36-13-9.1 - Injunctions--Election of remedies.

Section 36-13-10 - Title plant required to engage in business.

Section 36-13-11 - Application for certificate of registration--Examination--Fees.

Section 36-13-11.1 - Criminal background investigation of applicants.

Section 36-13-12 - Scope of examination for certificate of registration.

Section 36-13-13 - Separate applications and examinations for different counties.

Section 36-13-15 - Bond required for certificate of registration--Amount and conditions.

Section 36-13-16 - Financial standing of personal sureties on bond--Investigation and property statements.

Section 36-13-17 - Filing and registration of bond.

Section 36-13-18 - Additional bond required for certificate--Insufficient bond.

Section 36-13-19 - Parties to action on abstracter's bond.

Section 36-13-20 - Recitals in certificate of registration--Authority to engage in business--Access to public offices and records.

Section 36-13-21 - Fee for certificate of registration--Duration and renewal--Contents of application for renewal.

Section 36-13-21.1 - Inspection costs collected from applicant.

Section 36-13-22 - Temporary certificate to engage in business.

Section 36-13-23 - Register of applicants and certificates.

Section 36-13-24 - Seal of abstracter--Impression deposited with board--Affixing to abstracts.

Section 36-13-25 - Schedule of fees for doing business established by board--Exceeding schedule as misdemeanor.

Section 36-13-26 - Certified abstract as prima facie evidence in judicial proceedings.

Section 36-13-26.1 - Abstracter's countersignature on title policy.

Section 36-13-27 - Destroyed public records replaced from abstracter's records--Expense.

Section 36-13-28 - Suspension or revocation of certificate of registration.

Section 36-13-29 - Procedure for suspension or revocation.

Section 36-13-31 - Appeal.