{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-21-41-7","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 21-41-7","heading":"Filing of complaint and summons--Form for summons.","body":"The action shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint in the office of the clerk of courts of the county in which the real estate or some part thereof is situated, and the issuance of a summons, which, after the title of the action, shall be substantially in the following form: The State of South Dakota, to the Above Named Defendants:\nYou are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint of the plaintiff, which was filed in the office of the clerk of this court, at ________ in ________ county, South Dakota, on the ________ day of ________, 20__, and which prays for a judgment quieting the title to and the determination of all adverse claims against the premises described in the complaint, (or which prays for a judgment determining all interests in and liens against the premises described in the complaint as the case may be), situate in said county, to wit: ________, and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint on the undersigned at their office in ________, within thirty days after the completed service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer said complaint within that time, the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint.\n_____________________________\nAttorneys for Plaintiff.","path":["TITLE 21. JUDICIAL REMEDIES","CHAPTER 21-41. ACTIONS TO QUIET TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/21-41-7","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"bb4f48faf03a9a7261532d20795d84242f30b6b1803a27a3cfbcf8cecb7e4275","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-21-41-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-21-41-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}