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South Dakota · Through 2026-08-31 · Newer source version available

SDCL § 20-4-9: Application of performance in absence of selection by parties.

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  1. TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
  2. CHAPTER 20-4. PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS

If neither party makes application pursuant to § 20-4-7 or § 20-4-8 within a reasonable time after performance, the performance must be applied to the extinction of obligations in the following order; and if there be more than one obligation of a particular class, to the extinction of all in that class, ratably:

(1) Of interest due at the time of the performance;

(2) Of principal due at that time;

(3) Of the obligation earliest in date of maturity;

(4) Of an obligation not secured by a lien or collateral undertaking;

(5) Of an obligation secured by a lien or collateral undertaking.

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