{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-3-104","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-3-104","heading":"Claims against decedent--Necessity of administration.","body":"No proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or the decedent's successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by this article. After distribution a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in § 29A-3-1004 or from a former personal representative individually liable as provided in § 29A-3-1005. This section has no application to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce a right to the security except as to any deficiency judgment which might be sought therein.\nSource: SL 1994, ch 232, § 3-104.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-3. PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-3-104","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f1688c5ec07b5462b97f54ebc88f9b011197cb311b61923b40f5d57d7b7837d8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-3-103","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-3-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}