{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-34a-15-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 34A-15-4","heading":"Limitation on third-party liability for damage to property--Vesting of title.","body":"No lender-owner or representative may by virtue of becoming the owner of real or personal property be liable for any third-party liability arising from contamination or pollution emanating from the property before the date the title vests in the lender-owner or representative. For the purposes of this chapter, the issuance of a sheriff's certificate of sale is not sufficient to vest title in the lender-owner or representative.\nSource: SL 1992, ch 261, § 4.","path":["TITLE 34A. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION","CHAPTER 34A-15. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF LENDERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/34A-15-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"60beb4281a187758d7f758c71c3e43edd4311c8258aae2b024edbc3a0928c37e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-34a-15-3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-34a-15-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}