{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-5-19","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-5-19","heading":"Retention by creditor of thing not accepted as performance.","body":"If anything is given to a creditor by way of performance, which he refuses to accept as such, he is not bound to return it without demand; but if he retains it, he is gratuitous depository thereof.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-5. OFFER OF PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-5-19","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"61ffa66f4408bfce044866ee085c636eab04b991f32e431733fcf074eba9ccdf","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-5-18","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-6-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}