South Dakota bankruptcy exemptions
- S.D. Codified Laws § 3-12-115: Retirement benefits - SD Retirement System
- S.D. Codified Laws § 9-16-47: City Retirement Systems and Pensions
- S.D. Codified Laws § 15-20-12: Wages - 60 days
- S.D. Codified Laws § 21-18-51: Disposable earnings-greater of 80% or 40 X federal minimum wage
- S.D. Codified Laws § 21-18-52: Wages exempt from garnishment for support: 50% if supporting other spouse/children, 40% if not
- S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-28B-24: Victim's compensation
- S.D. Codified Laws § 24-8-10: Prison work release program-earnings
- S.D. Codified Laws § 28-7-16: Aid to dependant children
- S.D. Codified Laws § 28-10-15: Maintenance to visually impaired
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-2(1): Family pictures
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-2(2): Pew in any house of worship
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-2(3): Lot or lots in any burial ground
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-2(4): Bible, school books, family library
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-2(5): Wearing apparel
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-2(6): Provisions and fuel for one year not incl. cash
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-3(1): Homestead - 1 acre urban, 160 acres rural- or mobile home; can't contain mine
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-3(2): Homestead - proceeds from sale, In the event such homestead is sold under the provisions of chapter 21-19, or is sold by the owner voluntarily, the proceeds of such sale, not exceeding the sum of sixty thousand dollars, is absolutely exempt for a period of one year after the receipt of such proceeds by the owner. If the homestead is divided by court order pursuant to § 25-4-44 and a lien is imposed on the homestead for the benefit of the nonoccupant spouse pursuant to § 25-4-42, absence from the homestead and loss of title to the homestead pursuant to the court order, does not constitute forfeiture of the homestead exemption and homestead protection shall attach to the judicial lien for a period of one year. Such exemption shall be limited to one hundred seventy thousand dollars for a homestead of a person seventy years of age or older or the unremarried surviving spouse of such person so long as it continues to possess the character of a homestead.
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-4: Wildcard - In addition to the property provided for in §§ 43-45-2 and 43-45-3, the debtor, if the head of a family, may, personally, or by agent or attorney, select from all other of the debtor's personal property, not absolutely exempt, goods, chattels, merchandise, money, or other personal property not to exceed in the aggregate seven thousand dollars in value; and, if not the head of a family, property as aforesaid of the value of five thousand dollars, which is also exempt, and which shall be chosen and appraised as provided by law.
- S.D. Codified Laws §§ 43-45-6 : Life insurance proceeds
- S.D. Codified Laws § 43-45-16: Certain retirement benefits
- S.D. Codified Laws § 48-4-14: Specific partnership property
- S.D. Codified Laws § 48-4-14: Specific partnership property
- S.D. Codified Laws § 58-12-4: Proceeds of life and health insurance
- S.D. Codified Laws § 58-12-6, : Annuity contract benefits-$250/month
- S.D. Codified Laws § 58-37A-18 : Benefits from fraternal benefit societies
- S.D. Codified Laws § 61-6-28: Unemployment compensation - exempt except for support
- S.D. Codified Laws § 62-4-42: Workers' compensation