Section 10-23-14 - Erroneous or wrongful sale of property--Refund to purchaser--Liability of treasurer. - South Dakota Statutes

10-23-14. Erroneous or wrongful sale of property--Refund to purchaser--Liability of treasurer. If real property is sold by mistake or wrongful act of the treasurer, the county shall refund the purchaser, his heirs, assigns or personal representatives the amount paid upon the sale and any subsequent taxes paid to protect the tax sale certificate, with interest at the Category A rate of interest as established in § 54-3-16 from the date of the payment. The refund shall continue until paid or until notice is served by the county treasurer of the county, either personally or by registered or certified mail, upon the purchaser, his heirs, assigns or personal representatives, demanding that the certificate be surrendered in for cancellation. The treasurer and sureties on his official bond shall be liable to the county for any amounts so refunded in cases where no tax was due and a sale was made by mistake or wrongful act of the treasurer.

Source: SL 1897, ch 28, § 123; RPolC 1903, § 2202; SL 1909, ch 129; RC 1919, § 6793; SL 1925, ch 88; SL 1927, ch 50; SL 1933, ch 196; SDC 1939, § 57.1113; SL 1983, ch 28, § 25; SL 1984, ch 319, § 9.