15-2-12.2. Product liability actions--Prospective application.
An action against a manufacturer, lessor, or seller of a product, regardless of the substantive legal theory upon which the action is brought, for or on account of personal injury, death, or property damage caused by or resulting from the manufacture, construction, design, formula, installation, inspection, preparation, assembly, testing, packaging, labeling, or sale of any product or failure to warn or protect against a danger or hazard in the use, misuse, or unintended use of any product, or the failure to provide proper instructions for the use of any product may be commenced only within three years of the date when the personal injury, death, or property damage occurred, became known or should have become known to the injured party.
This section is prospective in application.
Source: SL 1985, ch 157, ยง1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 02 - Limitation Of Actions Generally
Section 15-2-2 - Application of limitations to actions by or for state--Exceptions.
Section 15-2-3 - Cause of action based on fraud accruing on discovery or notice.
Section 15-2-4 - Accrual of cause of action on open account.
Section 15-2-5 - Accrual of cause of action for mortgage foreclosure.
Section 15-2-6 - Actions on state judgments and sealed instruments.
Section 15-2-7 - Actions to foreclose real estate mortgages.
Section 15-2-12.2 - Product liability actions--Prospective application.
Section 15-2-14.2 - Time for bringing legal malpractice actions--Prospective application.
Section 15-2-14.4 - Time for bringing action against licensed public accountant.
Section 15-2-14.5 - Time for bringing action against veterinarian--Counterclaims.
Section 15-2-15.2 - Time for bringing action under federal civil rights statutes.
Section 15-2-16 - Limitation of actions for recovery of municipal funds unlawfully expended.
Section 15-2-18 - Actions on instruments circulated as money not limited by provisions.
Section 15-2-19 - Actions against bank directors, shareholders, agents, or employees.
Section 15-2-21 - Running of statute against enemy alien during war.
Section 15-2-23 - Disability to have existed when right of action accrued.
Section 15-2-24 - Coexisting disabilities.
Section 15-2-25 - Tolling of statute during injunction or statutory prohibition.
Section 15-2-28 - Mortgage presumed paid after fifteen years--Tolling provisions not applicable.
Section 15-2-30 - Commencement of action by service of summons--Summons on codefendant.
Section 15-2-32 - New action after reversal of judgment on appeal.
Section 15-2-34 - Action for recovery of damages against regional airport authority--Commencement.
Section 15-2-36 - Actions for breach of trust against qualified persons.