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South Dakota

Title 56 · Chapter 56-1
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56-1-1. Guaranty defined.
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56-1-2. Knowledge of principal unnecessary to creation of guaranty.
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56-1-3. Consideration--When required.
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56-1-4. Requirements as to writing--Signature of guarantor--Expression of consideration unnecessary.
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56-1-5. Promise for consideration to answer for obligation of another--Writing unnecessary.
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56-1-6. Obligation which renders the party making the promise the principal debtor, and the person in whose behalf it is made the surety--Writing unnecessary.
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56-1-7. Promise for antecedent obligation of another--Writing unnecessary.
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56-1-8. Undertaking by factor to sell merchandise and guarantee sale--Writing unnecessary.
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56-1-9. Holder of instrument for the payment of money, upon which third person liable, transferring it in payment of precedent debt entering into a promise respecting such instrument--Writing unnecessary.
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56-1-10. Acceptance of guaranty.
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56-1-11. Guaranty of incomplete contract.
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56-1-12. Guaranty that obligation is good or collectible.
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56-1-13. Recovery upon guaranty that obligation is good or collectible.
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56-1-14. Failure to take proceedings upon principal debt does not discharge guaranty of solvency.
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56-1-15. Construction of guaranty--Unconditional in absence of terms importing condition precedent.
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56-1-16. Liability of guarantor--Time of accrual--Default of principal--Demand or notice unnecessary.
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56-1-17. Liability of guarantor of conditional obligation--Notice of default.
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56-1-18. Obligations of guarantor--Scope and limitations.
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56-1-19. Liability of guarantor--Contract of principal unlawful--Personal disability of principal.
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56-1-20. Continuing guaranty defined.
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56-1-21. Revocation of continuing guaranty--Exception.
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56-1-22. Exoneration of guarantor--Alteration of original obligation of principal--Impairment of rights of creditors.
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56-1-23. Void promises do not exonerate guarantor.
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56-1-24. Liability of guarantor exonerated by agreement altering original obligation of debtor or impairing remedy of creditor not restored by rescission of such agreement.
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56-1-25. Obligation of guarantor reduced by partial satisfaction of obligation.
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56-1-26. Delay of creditors in enforcement of remedy--Guarantor not exonerated.
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56-1-27. Liability of indemnified guarantor.
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56-1-28. Discharge of principal by operation of law--Guarantor not exonerated.
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