South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes
Section 2-14-27 - Rights vested and obligations existing before code.

2-14-27. Rights vested and obligations existing before code.
Nothing in the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 shall be so construed as to impair any vested right or valid obligation existing when it took effect.

Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (19).

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes

Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes

Section 2-14-1 - Words used in ordinary sense.

Section 2-14-2 - Definition of terms used in code.

Section 2-14-2.1 - Definition of shall.

Section 2-14-3 - Printing not sufficient to seal note.

Section 2-14-4 - Application of statutory definitions.

Section 2-14-5 - Gender of words.

Section 2-14-6 - Singular and plural words.

Section 2-14-7 - Tense of verbs.

Section 2-14-8 - Punctuation not controlling.

Section 2-14-9 - Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute.

Section 2-14-10 - Source notes not a legislative expression.

Section 2-14-11 - Arrangement of laws in code.

Section 2-14-12 - Statutes in derogation of common law--Liberal construction.

Section 2-14-13 - Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws.

Section 2-14-14 - Computation of time in statutes.

Section 2-14-15 - Majority exercising joint authority.

Section 2-14-16 - Effective date of legislative acts.

Section 2-14-16.1 - Two or more amendments of same section at same session--Reconciliation.

Section 2-14-16.2 - Two or more initiated measures or constitutional amendments approved at same election--Reconciliation.

Section 2-14-17 - Effect of repeal of act legalizing prior act.

Section 2-14-18 - Penalties and liabilities surviving repeal of act.

Section 2-14-19 - Revival not implied by repeal of repealer.

Section 2-14-21 - Code not retroactive.

Section 2-14-23 - Repeal of acts prior to code--Saving clauses.

Section 2-14-24 - Actions pending and rights accrued before code.

Section 2-14-25 - Limitation periods beginning before code.

Section 2-14-26 - Corporations organized before code.

Section 2-14-27 - Rights vested and obligations existing before code.

Section 2-14-28 - Public officers in office before code.

Section 2-14-29 - Subdivision boundaries existing before code.

Section 2-14-30 - Ordinances and regulations adopted before code.

Section 2-14-31 - Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code.

Section 2-14-32 - Chapter applied to Codified Laws and code.