{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-56-1-18","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 56-1-18","heading":"Obligations of guarantor--Scope and limitations.","body":"The obligation of a guarantor must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal, and if in its terms it exceeds it, it is reducible in proportion to the principal obligation.","path":["TITLE 56. GUARANTY, SURETYSHIP AND INDEMNITY","CHAPTER 56-1. GUARANTY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/56-1-18","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"4331251e57a281af8e67ef065e45c899110951df7b8c196c7ee96ac86d95dc93","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-56-1-17","next":"us-sd/sdcl-56-1-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}