For conveyances out of an estate, as distinguished from ultimate distributions from an estate pursuant o decedent's will or intestate succession, prior to July 1, 1995 (the effective date of adoption of the Uniform Probate Code in South Dakota), a certified copy of an order confirming sale made by a South Dakota circuit court and an executor's or administrator's deed is necessary to complete the chain of title, except in certain circumstances of an independent administration.
SDCL app TO CHAPTER 43-30 § 15-02