{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-15-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-15-2","heading":"Contents of plaintiff's affidavit.","body":"When an immediate delivery is claimed, an affidavit must be made by the plaintiff or by someone on his behalf, stating:\n(1) That the plaintiff is the owner of the property claimed, particularly describing it, or is lawfully entitled to the possession thereof, by virtue of a special property therein, the facts in respect to which shall be set forth;\n(2) That the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant;\n(3) The alleged cause of the detention thereof, according to his best knowledge, information, and belief;\n(4) That the same has not been taken for a tax, assessment, or fine, pursuant to a statute, or seized under an execution or attachment against the property of the plaintiff, or, if so seized, that it is, by statute, exempt from such seizure;\n(5) The actual value of the property.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-15. CLAIM AND DELIVERY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-15-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"043afca0fadd4877b3a7e4932f46c2128920400944d92c2df1c69a9f2f032200","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-15-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-15-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}