15-11-5. Postponement during legislative session when legislator is party or attorney--Notice of intention to apply.
Whenever any action or proceeding, including a contested small claims action other than for attachment, garnishment, arrest and bail, claim and delivery, injunction, receivership, and deposit in court, to which any member of the Legislature is a party or in which any member of the Legislature is the attorney in charge for either party, comes on for trial or hearing during a session of the Legislature, the attendance of the party or attorney upon the session is cause for the postponement of the trial or hearing until after the conclusion of the session, provided the party or attorney serves notice, on the opposite party, of his intention to apply for the postponement at least fifteen days before the term or time at which the action or proceeding may be brought on for trial or hearing or as soon as notice of hearing is received if less than fifteen days prior to the date set for hearing.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, ยง33.1115; SL 1989, ch 176.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 11 - Circuit Court Calendar And Continuances
Section 15-11-1 - Trial calendar.
Section 15-11-3 - Designation of days for trial of issues of law.
Section 15-11-4 - Postponement of trial or hearing.
Section 15-11-7 - Affidavit to support continuance on absence of witness--Contents.
Section 15-11-8 - Counteraffidavits on application for continuance.
Section 15-11-9 - Admission of testimony to avoid continuance--Reading of testimony.
Section 15-11-10 - Terms imposed on continuance or postponement.
Section 15-11-10.1 - Continuance by stipulation of all parties.