| Filing of County, Federal, Mechanic's
and State Liens |
| County Liens: |
| There are several types of liens that the law allows the county to file
in the Register of Deeds office. Those liens are care of poor, mental
health liens, court appointed attorney and ambulance. These liens
as a matter of law attach to any property that some one may own at the
time the lien is taken against them or acquires after the lien was filed. |
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| Federal and State Tax Liens: |
The State and Federal Governments file several liens for all different
kinds of non-payment of taxes, such as income tax, payroll taxes, sales
tax, unemployment
insurance tax, excise tax etc.
These liens are computerized in an alphabetical index by the name of the debtor. You
may search this index on our computer system at the courthouse yourself or obtain
a lien search from us for a fee of $20.00 per name searched plus $1.00 per document
for copies if requested. If you want us to search Federal and State Tax
Liens there is a form <WORD> or <PDF> that
needs to be filled out. If you want any information concerning Federal
Tax Liens over the phone we can give you that information verbally. There
is a $15.00 search fee per person for any information communicated to you verbally |
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| Mechanic's Liens: |
Mechanic's and Materialmen's Liens may be filed pursuant
to SDCL
44-9 and all applicable subdivisions. We do not have forms for these
liens to be filed in our office. Unfortunately, this is not a process that
is so easily accomplished that an individual is assured of doing it correctly
without the assistance of an attorney.
The fee for filing a Mechanic's lien is $10.00 no matter how many pages the lien
is and to file a satisfaction of the Mechanic's lien, there is no fee. Be
sure to attach the appropriate certified postage receipts officially stamped
by the post office to the mechanic's lien form along with a statement of the
work performed. The mechanic's lien must be verified by the claimant as
well as acknowledged in front of a notary. This usually requires the claimant
signing the document twice. There are filing deadlines in order to make
these liens valid. You will need to check with your attorney to find these
dates out as they may vary depending on your circumstances and whether a "Notice
of Commencement" has been filed.
If you do not have an attorney, the South Dakota
Bar Association maintains a
list. They can be reached at 222 East Capitol Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota. Telephone
No: 605-224-7554 or in state watts line of 1-800-952-2333. |
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| Office Contact
Information: |
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Mailing
Address:
Davison
County
Register
of Deeds
Debra Young
200
East 4th Ave.
Mitchell, SD 57301
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Telephone:
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605-995-8616
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Fax:
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605-995-8648
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