{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-517","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-2-517","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.\nSource: SL 1995, ch 167, § 2-517.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-2. INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-2-517","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"1eb6b42c80d815c4081f33f1c414c48d514543d3774d82f2d681b63c08c18aa0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-516","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-2-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}