SD · constitutions
S.D. Const. art. XXI, § 4
Exemptions
The right of the debtor to enjoy the comforts and necessaries of life shall be recognized by wholesome laws exempting from forced sale a homestead, the value of which shall be limited and defined by law, to all heads of families, and a reasonable amount of personal property, the kind and value of which to be fixed by general laws.
History
Amendment proposed by SL 1893, ch 39, rejected Nov., 1894; repeal proposed by SL 1975, ch 3, rejected Nov. 2, 1976.
Provenance
- Source
- sdlegislature.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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