{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-55-1-5","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 55-1-5","heading":"Express trust created as to trustee--Words and acts of trustee.","body":"An express trust is created as to the trustee by any words or acts of his, indicating with reasonable certainty:\n(1) His acceptance of the trust or his acknowledgment, made upon sufficient consideration, of its existence; and\n(2) The subject, purpose, and beneficiary thereof.","path":["TITLE 55. FIDUCIARIES AND TRUSTS","CHAPTER 55-1. CLASSIFICATION AND CREATION OF TRUSTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/55-1-5","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"3150517adab9af8af07bce4ae33cee6a49f3200fb7d9cc80163793bdbe43f9b6","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-55-1-4","next":"us-sd/sdcl-55-1-5.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}