{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-19-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-19-1","heading":"Definition of terms.","body":"As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise plainly requires:\n(1) \"Absolute exemptions\" means property which, under chapters 43-31 and 43-45, is absolutely exempt from levy;\n(2) \"Additional exemptions\" means additional property which may be claimed as exempt under chapter 43-45;\n(3) \"Claim\" means a claim of exemptions as provided in this chapter;\n(4) \"Claimant\" means a debtor or a dependent of debtor making claim of exemptions;\n(5) \"Court\" means the court wherein the action is brought in which action the levy is made;\n(6) \"Creditor\" means a person for whose benefit any such process is used;\n(7) \"Debtor\" means a person on whose property levy has been made;\n(8) \"Levy\" means any garnishment, attachment, or any seizure or levy whatsoever under execution or any other judicial process for the purpose of satisfying or securing the claim or demand of a creditor;\n(9) \"Officer\" means a person making such levy;\n(10) \"Property\" means any property whether real, personal, or mixed.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-19. CLAIM OF HOMESTEAD AND PERSONAL PROPERTY EXEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-19-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"ddaaa73e33806faa8afdacdc26262a8490cc0271fa8820f7ea47d2c0e13ea0bd","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-18-53","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-19-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}