Section 43-2-12 - Joint tenancy interest--Title created by will or transfer

43-2-12. Joint tenancy interest--Title created by will or transfer.A joint tenancy interest is one owned by several persons in equal shares, by a title created by a single will or transfer, when expressly declared in the will or transfer to be a joint tenancy, or when granted or devised to personal representatives or trustees as joint tenants. Source: CivC 1877, §176; CL 1887, §2692; RCivC 1903, §199; RC 1919, §269; SDC 1939, §51.0212; SL 1951, ch 255; SL 1995, ch 167, §188.