# S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-9: Possessory right not impaired by descent on death of person in possession

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-9

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-9
- **Heading:** Possessory right not impaired by descent on death of person in possession
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 15-3-9

## Text

The right of a person to the possession of any real property shall not be impaired or affected by a descent being cast in consequence of the death of a person in possession of such property.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0226.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-1 Seizin or possession within twenty years required for action to recover real property or possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-1.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-4 Limitation of actions by state based on title to real property](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-5 Grantee of state limited by limitations applicable to state](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-5.md)
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- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-7 Possession of real property presumed from legal title--Occupation by another presumed subordinate to legal title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-8 Tenant's possession deemed that of landlord--Continuation after termination of tenancy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-9 Possessory right not impaired by descent on death of person in possession](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-10 Twenty years' possession under written instrument or judgment deemed adverse possession--Tract divided into lots](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-11 Acts constituting adverse possession based on written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-12 Actual occupation required for adverse possession under claim other than written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 15-3-13 Acts constituting adverse possession under claim other than written instrument or judgment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T15_C3_S15-3-13.md)
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