Section 5-18B-9 - Return of certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond. - South Dakota Statutes

5-18B-9. Return of certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond. No bidder on a public improvement contract may be required, either in the invitation for bids or otherwise, to leave a certified check or cashier's check, or bid bond, posted for a longer period than thirty days if the bid is not accepted. The check or bid bond of the successful bidder shall be returned upon the execution of the contract and surety hereafter provided for. The checks or bid bonds of all unsuccessful bidders shall be, by the purchasing agency, immediately returned to the respective makers thereof and not more than thirty days shall elapse between the opening of the bids and either the acceptance of the bid of the lowest responsible bidder or the rejection of all of the bids presented.

Source: SL 2010, ch 31, § 48.