South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 40 - Safeguarding Of Property In Hotels
Section 43-40-3 - Guest's receipt for property delivered for safekeeping.

43-40-3. Guest's receipt for property delivered for safekeeping.
It shall be the duty of every guest and of everyone intending to be a guest of any hotel in this state, upon delivering to the proprietor of such hotel, or to his servants, any baggage or other articles of property of such guest for safekeeping, elsewhere than to the room assigned to such guest, to demand, and of such hotel proprietor to give, a check or receipt therefor in such case, to evidence the fact of such delivery.

Source: SL 1913, ch 237, §3; RC 1919, §1000; SDC 1939, §60.0703.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 43 - Property

Chapter 40 - Safeguarding Of Property In Hotels

Section 43-40-1 - Liability of innkeeper or hotel keeper for loss of or injury to property of guest.

Section 43-40-2 - Special arrangement between innkeeper or hotel keeper and guest for safe deposit of property.

Section 43-40-3 - Guest's receipt for property delivered for safekeeping.

Section 43-40-4 - Exemption of hotel proprietor from liability for property of guest.

Section 43-40-5 - Personal property of guest not deposited for safekeeping--Liability of innkeeper or hotel keeper--Limitation as to amount--Exceptions.

Section 43-40-6 - Guest leaving property at inn or hotel after departure or before arrival--Held at owner's risk.