{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-3-905","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 29A-3-905","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize any 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 1994, ch 232, § 3-905.","path":["TITLE 29A. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","CHAPTER 29A-3. PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/29A-3-905","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"2f12c979b9899f709d1104306a3642d4455a2bc4dc89821941cce1e1ba770946","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-3-904","next":"us-sd/sdcl-29a-3-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}