The office of the register of deeds shall file and enter the statements required by § 38-17-5 in the manner required by law in the personal property index. The filing of the statements described in §§ 38-17-5 and 38-17-6 operates as a notice of the lien to all subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers of the property.

Source: SL 1887, ch 150 , § 4; CL 1887, § 5493; RCCivP 1903, § 734; RC 1919, § 1680; SDC 1939, § 39.1202; SL 2018, ch 241 , § 7.