South Dakota
For South Dakota, homestead exemption is The homestead, including a homestead listed for sale, of every family, resident in this state, so long as it continues to possess the character of a homestead is exempt from judicial sale, from judgment lien, and from all mesne or final process from any court, to the extent and as provided by statute; statute is 43-31-1 . Homestead exempt from judicial sale, judgment lien, and mesne or final process--Mobile homes--Senior citizens, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.
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- Homestead exemption
- The homestead, including a homestead listed for sale, of every family, resident in this state, so long as it continues to possess the character of a homestead is exempt from judicial sale, from judgment lien, and from all mesne or final process from any court, to the extent and as provided by statute verified
- Statute
- 43-31-1 . Homestead exempt from judicial sale, judgment lien, and mesne or final process--Mobile homes--Senior citizens. verified
- Area limit
- If within a town plat the homestead must not exceed one acre in extent, and if not within a town plat, it must not embrace in the aggregate more than one hundred sixty acres per sdlegislature.gov
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What the source says
The homestead, including a homestead listed for sale, of every family, resident in this state, so long as it continues to possess the character of a homestead is exempt from judicial sale, from judgment lien, and from all mesne or final process from any court, to the extent and as provided by statute.
— sdlegislature.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
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Statute
sdlegislature.gov says statute is 43-31-1 . Homestead exempt from judicial sale, judgment lien, and mesne or final process--Mobile homes--Senior citizens., as of 2026-08-31.
The homestead, including a homestead listed for sale, of every family, resident in this state, so long as it continues to possess the character of a homestead is exempt from judicial sale, from judgment lien, and from all mesne or final process from any court, to the extent and as provided by statute.
https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/2065517.html
sdlegislature.gov says statute is 43-31-4 . Limited area of homestead--Mineral lands., as of 2026-08-31.
If within a town plat the homestead must not exceed one acre in extent, and if not within a town plat, it must not embrace in the aggregate more than one hundred sixty acres.
Sources
- sdlegislature.govhttps://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/2065517.html
- sdlegislature.govhttps://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/2065520.html