Title 51A, BANKS AND BANKING

Whenever a deposit has been made or shall hereafter be made, in any bank in the names of two or more persons, payable to any of them or payable to the survivor of them, such deposit or any part thereof, or any interest or dividend thereon, may be paid to any one or more of said p…

Whenever any deposit is made in a bank by a person which in form is in trust for another, but no other or further notice of the existence and terms of a legal and valid trust is given in writing to the bank, in the event of the death of the trustee, the deposit or any part thereo…

No bank so paying any such survivor or survivors under §§ 51A-10-3 and 51A-10-4 is liable for any estate, inheritance, or succession taxes due this state. Source: SL 1969, ch 11 , § 8.6; SL 1970, ch 265 , § 44; SDCL, § 51-22-7; SL 1992, ch 88 , § 13; SL 1993, ch 94 , § 7.

When a statement of account has been rendered by a bank to a depositor accompanied by vouchers, if any, which are the basis for debit entries in such account, or the depositor's passbook has been written up by the bank showing the condition of the depositor's account and delivere…

Nothing in § 51A-10-6 shall be construed to relieve the depositor from the duty imposed by law of exercising due diligence in the examination of such account and vouchers, if any, when rendered by the bank and of immediate notification to the bank upon discovery of any error ther…

It is a Class 2 misdemeanor for any officer or employee of any bank to certify any check, draft, or order drawn upon such bank unless the person drawing the same has on deposit an amount of money equal to the amount specified therein. Any check, draft, or order so certified by a …

No bank may give preference to any depositor or creditor by pledging the assets of the bank as collateral security except as provided in § 51A-4-13 and as follows: (1) The bank may deposit with the treasurer of the United States so much of its assets as may be necessary to qualif…