10-22-14. Sheriff to check records for encumbrances against property.
Before seizing any property the sheriff shall ascertain from the records in the office of the register of deeds:
(1)The amount of any mortgages, conditional sales contracts, or other liens upon the property; and
(2)The names and addresses of the lienholders.
Source: SL 1915, ch 246, §5; RC 1919, §6775; SDC 1939, §57.1016; SL 2018, ch 63, §44.