Liability of register for refusal to record

SDCL § 7-9-21 — under REGISTER OF DEEDS.

SDCL § 7-9-21

If a court determines that the register acted reasonably or in good faith in refusing to record a document that the register believed should not be recorded or a document that the register believed to be a counterfeit lien, the register is not liable for any civil damages resulting from the refusal. Source: SL 1997, ch 45 , § 3.