{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-5-17","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-5-17","heading":"Retention of thing offered until acceptance by creditor.","body":"The person offering a thing, other than money, by way of performance, must, if he means to treat it as belonging to the creditor, retain it as a depository for hire until the creditor accepts it, or until he has given reasonable notice to the creditor that he will retain it no longer; and if, with reasonable diligence, he can find a suitable depository therefor, until he has deposited it with such person.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-5. OFFER OF PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-5-17","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9e5e180c397dca17c6421a6541dacc6f4976ca1dacf12ec07989a2771f5bcb38","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-5-16","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-5-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}