Section 23A-40-11 - Lien created against property of person for whom counsel provided--Limitation.
23A-40-11. Lien created against property of person for whom counsel provided--Limitation. A lien, enforceable as provided by this chapter, upon all the property, both real and personal, of any person, including the parents of a minor child, for whom legal counsel or a public defender has been appointed under the provisions of § 23A-40-6, subdivisions 23A-40-7(2) and (3), or § 26-7A-31 may be filed. The services rendered and expenses incurred are a claim against the person and that person's estate, enforceable according to law in an amount to be determined by a judge of the circuit court or a magistrate judge and paid by the county or municipality chargeable for them. A lien on the parents of a minor child pursuant to this section may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars plus an amount equal to any taxable court costs.
Source: SL 1969, ch 156, § 1; SDCL Supp, § 23-2-3.1; SL 1978 ch 178, § 494; SDCL Supp, § 23A-40-5; SL 1979, ch 159, § 36; SL 1983, ch 191, § 3; SL 1983, ch 192, § 2; SL 1989, ch 227, § 2; SL 1991, ch 217, § 167; SL 1998, ch 152, § 2; SL 2002, ch 122, § 1.