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South Dakota deed packet
A South Dakota warranty deed transfers real estate with the grantor's title warranties. Download the editable Word deed and step-by-step completion and recording checklist.
Is this the right deed type? A warranty deed includes the grantor's full title warranties — the broadest title protection of the standard deed types.
This download includes 2 documents in editable Word format. Complete them on your own computer, then print, sign, and record.
Packet is delivered in Word format; no blank PDF of the deed is included.
A simple three-step workflow; the packet guides you through each one.
Gather the current deed or title record and the exact legal description of the property before you start.
Complete the blank deed and follow the included state guidance for signing, acknowledgment, and related requirements.
Confirm your county recorder's cover sheets, transfer forms, fees, and local practices, then submit the executed deed.
See page 1 of the actual blank form and review a plain-language outline of what appears on page 1. The complete formatted packet is delivered after checkout.
SOUTH DAKOTA WARRANTY DEED.
Recording and return information: a house recording-stamp band, plus county, return-to / prepared-by, tax-parcel, and grantee mailing-address fields for the Register of Deeds.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, and vesting. Homestead joinder is handled on the execution page, not as a YES/NO caption.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration), plus the transfer-fee / PT-56 note. This packet does not include an official PT-56 blank.
Warranty conveyance — grants, conveys and warrants: the grantor “grants, conveys and warrants” (SDCL 43-25-5) importing the four covenants of SDCL 43-25-6. No separate covenant of further assurances.
About this South Dakota form
A South Dakota warranty deed uses the words "grants, conveys and warrants" (SDCL 43-25-5). Those words import four statutory covenants under SDCL 43-25-6. South Dakota does not import a six-covenant inventory or a separate further-assurances covenant. A title search and title insurance remain the buyer's practical protection.
Warranty deeds are the standard instrument for traditional real estate sales. Common uses in South Dakota include:
A South Dakota warranty deed uses "grants, conveys and warrants" and imports the four covenants of SDCL 43-25-6. A South Dakota quitclaim uses "conveys and quitclaims" and, in this packet, excludes the implied covenants of SDCL 43-25-11. Warranty deeds are for standard sales. Quitclaim deeds are usually for transfers between trusted parties who accept the no-warranty risk.
PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form. Provided for customers to complete with their own transaction information and submit to the proper local recording office. Recorder offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets, and requirements vary by jurisdiction and transaction. Review the product notes and confirm local recording requirements before relying on any completed deed.
ILRG provides self-help deed forms and download support. Attorney-reviewed PublicLegal-authored deed forms are provided for you to complete with your own transaction information. Deed recording requirements, supplemental forms, transfer taxes, title-company practices, and legal suitability vary by jurisdiction and transaction. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.
A recorded warranty deed is evidence that the grantor conveyed the property to you with the four statutory covenants. It is not a title-insurance policy and does not by itself prove the grantor had good title.
Yes, it is highly recommended. The deed gives you a contract claim against the grantor on the four statutory covenants. Title insurance is separate financial backing and defense; it is not the same as those covenants.
Record with the Register of Deeds of the county where the land lies. File Form PT-56 with the deed or contract for deed unless an exception applies. This packet does not include the official PT-56 blank.
South Dakota charges a transfer fee, generally $0.50 per $500 of value, paid by the grantor (SDCL 43-4-21), unless an exemption is stated on the deed. Parties may allocate the cost by contract, but the statute puts the fee on the grantor. Recording fees are separate.
SDCL 43-25-6 imports four covenants from "grants, conveys and warrants." It does not import six covenants or a separate further-assurances covenant.
If the property is a homestead and the owner is married and both spouses are South Dakota residents, both must sign (SDCL 43-31-17). South Dakota does not use tenancy by the entirety as an ordinary deed vesting.
A warranty deed includes the grantor's warranty covenants — generally a promise that the grantor owns the property and will defend the title against claims, subject to any exceptions stated in the deed. It offers the grantee broader title protection than a quitclaim deed.
Warranty deeds are commonly used in arm's-length sales and other transfers where the grantee wants full title warranties from the grantor. Lenders and title insurers generally expect them for ordinary purchases.
The packet includes the blank state-specific deed in editable Word format plus a separate completion instructions and checklist document. A completed sample PDF may be offered as an optional add-on.
Recording offices review formatting, execution requirements such as notarization, and any required supplemental forms or fees, which vary by county. The included instructions cover the general process; confirm your county's current requirements before you record.