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Chapter 01 - Initiative And Referendum
Section 2-1-1 - Initiative petitions--Number of signatures required. - 2-1-1. Initiative petitions--Number of signatures required. All measures proposed by...
Section 2-1-1.1 - Initiated constitutional amendment--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing. - 2-1-1.1. Initiated constitutional amendment--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing. The petition as it...
Section 2-1-1.2 - Initiated measure--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing. - 2-1-1.2. Initiated measure--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing. The petition as it is...
Section 2-1-1.3 - Definitions. - 2-1-1.3. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean: (1)"Circulates," either:...
Section 2-1-1.5 - Paid circulators--Application for registration--Process--Certification requirements. - 2-1-1.5. Paid circulators--Application for registration--Process--Certification requirements. Prior to circulation of...
Section 2-1-1.6 - Paid circulators--Directory. - 2-1-1.6. Paid circulators--Directory. The secretary of state shall develop and...
Section 2-1-1.7 - Registration fees. - 2-1-1.7. Registration fees. A paid circulator who registers under §2-1-1.5...
Section 2-1-1.8 - Identification number and badge. - 2-1-1.8. Identification number and badge. Following receipt of any application...
Section 2-1-1.9 - Paid circulator badge--Requirement--Violation as misdemeanor. - 2-1-1.9. Paid circulator badge--Requirement--Violation as misdemeanor. A person shall wear...
Section 2-1-2.2 - Withdrawal of initiated constitutional amendment. - 2-1-2.2. Withdrawal of initiated constitutional amendment. A petition of the...
Section 2-1-2.3 - Withdrawal of initiated measure. - 2-1-2.3. Withdrawal of initiated measure. A petition of the voters...
Section 2-1-3 - Referendum--Laws subject to petition--Form. - 2-1-3. Referendum--Laws subject to petition--Form. Any law which the Legislature...
Section 2-1-3.1 - Referred law--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing. - 2-1-3.1. Referred law--Petition--Contents--Signatures and filing. The petition as it is...
Section 2-1-3.2 - Withdrawal of petition for referred law. - 2-1-3.2. Withdrawal of petition for referred law. A petition of...
Section 2-1-5 - Total vote used to determine number of signers required in petitions. - 2-1-5. Total vote used to determine number of signers required...
Section 2-1-6 - Persons qualified to sign petitions--False or unqualified signing as misdemeanor. - 2-1-6. Persons qualified to sign petitions--False or unqualified signing as...
Section 2-1-7 - Petitions to be signed in person. - 2-1-7. Petitions to be signed in person. Every petition proposing...
Section 2-1-9 - Separate papers constituting single petition. - 2-1-9. Separate papers constituting single petition. A single petition may...
Section 2-1-10 - Verification of petition circulator--Violation as misdemeanor. - 2-1-10. Verification of petition circulator--Violation as misdemeanor. Before filing a...
Section 2-1-11 - Petitions liberally construed. - 2-1-11. Petitions liberally construed. The petitions herein provided for shall...
Section 2-1-11.1 - Initiated measure to embrace only one subject. - 2-1-11.1. Initiated measure to embrace only one subject. No initiated...
Section 2-1-12 - Effective date of measures approved by voters. - 2-1-12. Effective date of measures approved by voters. Each constitutional...
Section 2-1-14 - Signatures secured contrary to law not to be counted. - 2-1-14. Signatures secured contrary to law not to be counted....
Section 2-1-15 - Examination of petition by secretary of state--Signature not to be counted unless person is registered voter and information is accurate and complete. - 2-1-15. Examination of petition by secretary of state--Signature not to...
Section 2-1-16 - Signatures to be verified by random sampling--Methodology. - 2-1-16. Signatures to be verified by random sampling--Methodology. The secretary...
Section 2-1-17 - Certification of results of random sampling--Notification of petition sponsors. - 2-1-17. Certification of results of random sampling--Notification of petition sponsors....
Section 2-1-17.1 - Submission of affidavit challenging petition to secretary of state--Appeal. - 2-1-17.1. Submission of affidavit challenging petition to secretary of state--Appeal....
Section 2-1-18 - Court challenge to petition. - 2-1-18. Court challenge to petition. Nothing in §§2-1-15 to 2-1-18,...
Section 2-1-21 - Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty. - 2-1-21. Violations by petition sponsor or circulator--Four-year prohibition--Civil penalty. If...
Chapter 02 - Legislative Districts
Section 2-2-41 - Legislative policy in redistricting. - 2-2-41. Legislative policy in redistricting. The Legislature, in making the...
Section 2-2-42 - Number of senators and senate districts. - 2-2-42. Number of senators and senate districts. The state shall...
Section 2-2-43.1 - Senatorial districts described. - 2-2-43.1. Senatorial districts described. The senatorial districts are as follows:...
Section 2-2-44 - Number of representatives and house districts. - 2-2-44. Number of representatives and house districts. The state shall...
Section 2-2-45 - Number of senators from each district. - 2-2-45. Number of senators from each district. Each senatorial district...
Section 2-2-46 - Number of representatives from each district. - 2-2-46. Number of representatives from each district. Each representative district...
Section 2-2-47.1 - Single-member house districts--District No. 26. - 2-2-47.1. Single-member house districts--District No. 26. District No. 26 shall...
Section 2-2-48.1 - Single-member house districts--District No. 28. - 2-2-48.1. Single-member house districts--District No. 28. District No. 28 shall...
Section 2-2-49 - Ideal population of a senate and house district. - 2-2-49. Ideal population of a senate and house district. The...
Section 2-2-50 - Voting district boundaries. - 2-2-50. Voting district boundaries. For the purposes of §§2-2-41 to...
Chapter 04 - Sessions Of Legislature
Section 2-4-1 - Time and place of regular sessions. - 2-4-1. Time and place of regular sessions. The Legislature shall...
Section 2-4-1.1 - Leave of absence from employment for legislative service -- Restrictions on employee's right to serve in Legislature void. - 2-4-1.1. Leave of absence from employment for legislative service--Restrictions on...
Section 2-4-2 - Salary and expense allowances of legislators. - 2-4-2. Salary and expense allowances of legislators. The salary of...
Section 2-4-2.1 - Items constituting uncompensated expenses of legislators. - 2-4-2.1. Items constituting uncompensated expenses of legislators. The term, "uncompensated...
Section 2-4-2.2 - Compensation of legislators on committees, taking oath of office, or attending Governor's budget report. - 2-4-2.2. Compensation of legislators on committees, taking oath of office,...
Section 2-4-2.3 - Compensation of legislators prior to oath of office. - 2-4-2.3. Compensation of legislators prior to oath of office. The...
Section 2-4-3.1 - Per diem of lieutenant governor for duties as board member. - 2-4-3.1. Per diem of lieutenant governor for duties as board...
Section 2-4-4 - Time of payment of salaries and allowances. - 2-4-4. Time of payment of salaries and allowances. The salary...
Section 2-4-6 - Preventing Legislature or members from meeting as felony. - 2-4-6. Preventing Legislature or members from meeting as felony. Every...
Section 2-4-7 - Preventing legislator from attending or voting as misdemeanor. - 2-4-7. Preventing legislator from attending or voting as misdemeanor. Every...
Section 2-4-8 - Compelling adjournment of Legislature as felony. - 2-4-8. Compelling adjournment of Legislature as felony. Every person who...
Section 2-4-9 - Disturbance or disorderly conduct in Legislature as misdemeanor. - 2-4-9. Disturbance or disorderly conduct in Legislature as misdemeanor. Every...
Section 2-4-10 - Compelling action or inaction by Legislature as felony. - 2-4-10. Compelling action or inaction by Legislature as felony. Every...
Section 2-4-13 - Forfeiture of office by legislator convicted of violation -- Disqualification from public office. - 2-4-13. Forfeiture of office by legislator convicted of violation--Disqualification from...
Section 2-4-14 - Contempt of Legislature -- Punishment. - 2-4-14. Contempt of Legislature--Punishment. The Senate or the House of...
Section 2-4-15 - Contempt of Legislature as misdemeanor. - 2-4-15. Contempt of Legislature as misdemeanor. Every person who is...
Chapter 05 - Legislative Officers And Employees
Section 2-5-2 - Elective officers of Senate. - 2-5-2. Elective officers of Senate. The elective officers of the...
Section 2-5-3 - Elective officers of house. - 2-5-3. Elective officers of house. The elective officers of the...
Section 2-5-3.1 - Tie vote for organizing House of Representatives. - 2-5-3.1. Tie vote for organizing House of Representatives. In the...
Section 2-5-5 - Appointment of legislative employees by presiding officers. - 2-5-5. Appointment of legislative employees by presiding officers. The speaker...
Section 2-5-8 - Determination of amount of compensation of legislative employees. - 2-5-8. Determination of amount of compensation of legislative employees. All...
Section 2-5-9 - Certification and payment of compensation to officers and employees. - 2-5-9. Certification and payment of compensation to officers and employees....
Chapter 06 - Legislative Committees And Investigations
Section 2-6-1 - Administration of oaths by committee member. - 2-6-1. Administration of oaths by committee member. Any member of...
Section 2-6-2 - Composition and appointment of Government Operations and Audit Committee--Duties and reports--Assistance. - 2-6-2. Composition and appointment of Government Operations and Audit Committee--Duties...
Section 2-6-4 - Investigative authority of Government Operations and Audit Committee--Subpoenas. - 2-6-4. Investigative authority of Government Operations and Audit Committee--Subpoenas. The...
Section 2-6-4.1 - Report may be required where audit finding reoccurs--Contents of report. - 2-6-4.1. Report may be required where audit finding reoccurs--Contents of...
Section 2-6-4.2 - Criteria for issuing subpoena. - 2-6-4.2. Criteria for issuing subpoena. Before a subpoena may be...
Section 2-6-5 - Disobedience of legislative summons as misdemeanor. - 2-6-5. Disobedience of legislative summons as misdemeanor. Any person who...
Section 2-6-6 - Refusal to testify or produce evidence before Legislature as misdemeanor. - 2-6-6. Refusal to testify or produce evidence before Legislature as...
Section 2-6-7 - Forfeiture of office by legislator in violation--Disqualification from public office. - 2-6-7. Forfeiture of office by legislator in violation--Disqualification from public...
Section 2-6-8 - Retirement laws study committee created--Purpose. - 2-6-8. Retirement laws study committee created--Purpose. There is hereby created...
Section 2-6-9 - Appointment and terms of Retirement Laws Committee members--Political affiliations. - 2-6-9. Appointment and terms of Retirement Laws Committee members--Political affiliations....
Section 2-6-10 - Officers of Retirement Laws Committee--Staff assistance. - 2-6-10. Officers of Retirement Laws Committee--Staff assistance. The Retirement Laws...
Section 2-6-11 - Study of retirement laws by committee--Emphasis. - 2-6-11. Study of retirement laws by committee--Emphasis. The Retirement Laws...
Section 2-6-12 - Legislative drafts and recommendations by Retirement Laws Committee--Reports--Review of proposals. - 2-6-12. Legislative drafts and recommendations by Retirement Laws Committee--Reports--Review of...
Section 2-6-14 - Joint Bonding Review Committee established--Agencies subject to review by joint committee. - 2-6-14. Joint Bonding Review Committee established--Agencies subject to review by...
Section 2-6-15 - Reports by bonding entities to joint committee--Contents--Other assistance. - 2-6-15. Reports by bonding entities to joint committee--Contents--Other assistance. Each...
Section 2-6-16 - Reports to joint committee on particular issues of bonds or notes--Contents. - 2-6-16. Reports to joint committee on particular issues of bonds...
Section 2-6-17 - Detailed accounting to committee on underlying security and investments. - 2-6-17. Detailed accounting to committee on underlying security and investments....
Section 2-6-18 - Agency explanation to committee of programs and operations. - 2-6-18. Agency explanation to committee of programs and operations. The...
Section 2-6-19 - Water Development Oversight Committee created--Purpose. - 2-6-19. Water Development Oversight Committee created--Purpose. There is hereby created...
Section 2-6-20 - State-Tribal Relations Committee created. - 2-6-20. State-Tribal Relations Committee created. There is hereby created the...
Section 2-6-21 - Membership of State-Tribal Relations Committee. - 2-6-21. Membership of State-Tribal Relations Committee. The State-Tribal Relations Committee...
Section 2-6-22 - Committee heads--Staff assistance. - 2-6-22. Committee heads--Staff assistance. The State-Tribal Relations Committee shall be...
Section 2-6-23 - Responsibilities of State-Tribal Relations Committee. - 2-6-23. Responsibilities of State-Tribal Relations Committee. The State-Tribal Relations Committee...
Section 2-6-35 - Government Operations and Audit Committee to implement performance management review process. - 2-6-35. Government Operations and Audit Committee to implement performance management...
Section 2-6-36 - Performance management and state agency defined. - 2-6-36. Performance management and state agency defined. For the purposes...
Section 2-6-37 - Performance management review--Schedule--Content--Uniform template. - 2-6-37. Performance management review--Schedule--Content--Uniform template. The Government Operations and Audit...
Section 2-6-38 - Agency report highlighting performance measures showing progress toward desired outcomes. - 2-6-38. Agency report highlighting performance measures showing progress toward desired...
Section 2-6-39 - Annual compiled report presented to legislators--Website. - 2-6-39. Annual compiled report presented to legislators--Website. The Legislative Research...
Chapter 07 - Legislative Printing, Records And Journals
Section 2-7-1 - Compilation, printing, and distribution of legislative manual. - 2-7-1. Compilation, printing, and distribution of legislative manual. Each odd-numbered...
Section 2-7-3 - Contents of legislative manual. - 2-7-3. Contents of legislative manual. The legislative manual compiled and...
Section 2-7-4 - Prefiled bills--Persons authorized--Rules. - 2-7-4. Prefiled bills--Persons authorized--Rules. Any person who has been duly...
Section 2-7-5 - Prefiled bills--Numbering, printing, and disposition--Introduction. - 2-7-5. Prefiled bills--Numbering, printing, and disposition--Introduction. The director of the...
Section 2-7-6.1 - Committee introduction of bills and resolutions. - 2-7-6.1. Committee introduction of bills and resolutions. No bill or...
Section 2-7-7 - Officers to keep legislative journals--Custody and disposition of bills and documents. - 2-7-7. Officers to keep legislative journals--Custody and disposition of bills...
Section 2-7-10 - Permanent journals as official record of proceedings. - 2-7-10. Permanent journals as official record of proceedings. The corrected...
Section 2-7-11 - Index and distribution of journals. - 2-7-11. Index and distribution of journals. The Legislative Research Council...
Section 2-7-12 - Certified copies of journals as prima facie evidence of proceedings. - 2-7-12. Certified copies of journals as prima facie evidence of...
Section 2-7-17 - Certification and filing of printed bills and resolutions--Judicial notice. - 2-7-17. Certification and filing of printed bills and resolutions--Judicial notice....
Section 2-7-18 - Engrossment of bills and amendments. - 2-7-18. Engrossment of bills and amendments. All bills, in either...
Section 2-7-19 - Enrollment of bill after passage by both houses. - 2-7-19. Enrollment of bill after passage by both houses. A...
Section 2-7-20 - Presentation of bill to Governor--Filing with secretary of state--Photocopy to code counsel. - 2-7-20. Presentation of bill to Governor--Filing with secretary of state--Photocopy...
Section 2-7-20.1 - Certificate of conformity by Legislature in form and style. - 2-7-20.1. Certificate of conformity by Legislature in form and style....
Section 2-7-20.2 - Veto of bills passed before last four session days--Message to house of origin--Reconsideration--Filing with secretary of state. - 2-7-20.2. Veto of bills passed before last four session days--Message...
Section 2-7-20.3 - Veto of bills too late for return to Legislature--Transmittal to secretary of state. - 2-7-20.3. Veto of bills too late for return to Legislature--Transmittal...
Section 2-7-20.4 - Bills becoming law without Governor's signature or objections. - 2-7-20.4. Bills becoming law without Governor's signature or objections. Whenever...
Section 2-7-22 - Forfeiture of office on conviction of legislator--Disqualification from public office. - 2-7-22. Forfeiture of office on conviction of legislator--Disqualification from public...
Section 2-7-24 - Preservation of recordings of legislative session by South Dakota Public Broadcasting. - 2-7-24. Preservation of recordings of legislative session by South Dakota...
Chapter 09 - Legislative Research Council
Section 2-9-1 - Council continued--Composition and functions. - 2-9-1. Council continued--Composition and functions. The State Legislative Research Council...
Section 2-9-1.1 - Annual report of council on judicial opinions. - 2-9-1.1. Annual report of council on judicial opinions. The Legislative...
Section 2-9-2 - Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council--Members--Terms--Vacancies. - 2-9-2. Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council--Members--Terms--Vacancies. The Legislative...
Section 2-9-2.1 - Party makeup of executive board members. - 2-9-2.1. Party makeup of executive board members. The party makeup...
Section 2-9-3 - Executive board chair and vice chair--Vacancies. - 2-9-3. Executive board chair and vice chair--Vacancies. The speaker of...
Section 2-9-3.1 - Term of executive board. - 2-9-3.1. Term of executive board. The term of each executive...
Section 2-9-4 - Powers and duties of executive board. - 2-9-4. Powers and duties of executive board. The executive board...
Section 2-9-5 - Meetings and quorum of board--Rules--Annual report filed with Legislative Research Council. - 2-9-5. Meetings and quorum of board--Rules--Annual report filed with Legislative...
Section 2-9-6 - Investigative powers of board. - 2-9-6. Investigative powers of board. In the discharge of any...
Section 2-9-7 - Compensation and allowances of council and board members. - 2-9-7. Compensation and allowances of council and board members. Claims...
Section 2-9-7.1 - Charges for printing statutes from data base. - 2-9-7.1. Charges for printing statutes from data base. The Executive...
Section 2-9-8 - Director--Staff--Supplies and equipment. - 2-9-8. Director--Staff--Supplies and equipment. The executive board shall appoint a...
Section 2-9-9 - Code counsel established--Qualifications and appointment. - 2-9-9. Code counsel established--Qualifications and appointment. There is hereby established...
Section 2-9-10 - Offices of code counsel. - 2-9-10. Offices of code counsel. The code counsel shall be...
Section 2-9-11 - Powers and duties of code counsel. - 2-9-11. Powers and duties of code counsel. In addition to...
Section 2-9-13 - Legislative student intern program created within council--Purpose. - 2-9-13. Legislative student intern program created within council--Purpose. There is...
Section 2-9-13.1 - Assignment of interns. - 2-9-13.1. Assignment of interns. The Executive Board of the Legislative...
Section 2-9-14 - Administration of intern program--Supervision of interns. - 2-9-14. Administration of intern program--Supervision of interns. The Executive Board...
Section 2-9-30 - Determination of fiscal impact and preparation of fiscal note for initiated measure or initiated constitutional amendment. - 2-9-30. Determination of fiscal impact and preparation of fiscal note...
Section 2-9-30.1 - Initiated measure or initiated amendment to Constitution submitted before July 1, 2017. - 2-9-30.1. Initiated measure or initiated amendment to Constitution submitted before...
Section 2-9-32 - Fiscal note for referred law. - 2-9-32. Fiscal note for referred law. If any referred law...
Section 2-9-33 - Prison or jail population--Cost estimate--Requirements. - 2-9-33. Prison or jail population--Cost estimate--Requirements. A prison or jail...
Section 2-9-34 - Contents of cost estimate. - 2-9-34. Contents of cost estimate. A cost estimate pursuant to...
Chapter 11 - Commission On Uniform Legislation
Section 2-11-1 - Composition of commission--Appointment and terms--Life members--Vacancies. - 2-11-1. Composition of commission--Appointment and terms--Life members--Vacancies. The appointed members...
Section 2-11-2 - Meetings of commission--Chairman and secretary--Record of transactions. - 2-11-2. Meetings of commission--Chairman and secretary--Record of transactions. The commissioners...
Section 2-11-4 - Purpose of commission. - 2-11-4. Purpose of commission. The general purpose of the commission...
Section 2-11-5 - Subjects studied by commission--Recommendations for legislation. - 2-11-5. Subjects studied by commission--Recommendations for legislation. It shall be...
Section 2-11-6 - Attendance at meetings of National Conference--Promotion of uniformity. - 2-11-6. Attendance at meetings of National Conference--Promotion of uniformity. It...
Section 2-11-8 - Commission reports to Legislature. - 2-11-8. Commission reports to Legislature. The commission on uniform legislation...
Chapter 12 - Lobbyists
Section 2-12-1 - Names of lobbyists to be registered with secretary of state--Termination of employment . - 2-12-1. Names of lobbyists to be registered with secretary of...
Section 2-12-2 - Directory of lobbyists kept by secretary of state--Contents of entries--Open to inspection. - 2-12-2. Directory of lobbyists kept by secretary of state--Contents of...
Section 2-12-3 - Annual registration fee. - 2-12-3. Annual registration fee. Each lobbyist who registers and is...
Section 2-12-4 - Authorization to act as lobbyist for employer. - 2-12-4. Authorization to act as lobbyist for employer. Each lobbyist...
Section 2-12-5 - Specific legislation to be shown in directory entries--Employment of unregistered lobbyists prohibited. - 2-12-5. Specific legislation to be shown in directory entries--Employment of...
Section 2-12-6 - Contingent compensation employment prohibited. - 2-12-6. Contingent compensation employment prohibited. No person may be employed...
Section 2-12-7.1 - Employees of executive branch, a constitutional office, or the judicial system representatives required to register as public employee lobbyists--Budgetary testimony before appropriations committees excepted. - 2-12-7.1. Employees of executive branch, a constitutional office, or the...
Section 2-12-8 - Lobbyists not to go on floor except by invitation--Violation as petty offense. - 2-12-8. Lobbyists not to go on floor except by invitation--Violation...
Section 2-12-8.1 - Badges required of lobbyists within capitol complex--Fees--Composition--Petty offense. - 2-12-8.1. Badges required of lobbyists within capitol complex--Fees--Composition--Petty offense. Every...
Section 2-12-8.2 - Officials and personnel prohibited from lobbying within two years after termination of service--Violation as misdemeanor. - 2-12-8.2. Officials and personnel prohibited from lobbying within two years...
Section 2-12-9 - Improper influence of legislation or legislators as misdemeanor. - 2-12-9. Improper influence of legislation or legislators as misdemeanor. Any...
Section 2-12-10 - Restrictions on activities of state and federal agents and employees . - 2-12-10. Restrictions on activities of state and federal agents and...
Section 2-12-11 - Expense reports filed with secretary of state_Open to public inspection--Administrative penalty for untimely report. - 2-12-11. Expense reports filed with secretary of state--Open to public...
Section 2-12-13 - Elected board members of local government or federally recognized Indian tribe and church representatives exempt . - 2-12-13. Elected board members of local government or federally recognized...
Section 2-12-14 - Right of citizens to appear and speak in their own interests not infringed. - 2-12-14. Right of citizens to appear and speak in their...
Section 2-12-15 - Definition of terms in §§ 2-12-15 to 2-12-19. - 2-12-15. Definition of terms in §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19. Terms used...
Section 2-12-16 - Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists--Violation as misdemeanor. - 2-12-16. Limitation on gifts from or through lobbyists--Violation as misdemeanor....
Section 2-12-17 - Public official defined. - 2-12-17. Public official defined. For purposes of §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19,...
Section 2-12-18 - Gift defined. - 2-12-18. Gift defined. For purposes of §§2-12-15 to 2-12-19, inclusive,...
Section 2-12-19 - Index factor defined. - 2-12-19. Index factor defined. For the purposes of §§2-12-15 to...
Chapter 13 - Publication And Distribution Of Acts And Session Laws
Section 2-13-1 - Advance copies to judicial officers of acts with emergency clause. - 2-13-1. Advance copies to judicial officers of acts with emergency...
Section 2-13-2 - Session law publication--Authorities indexed. - 2-13-2. Session law publication--Authorities indexed. The director of the Legislative...
Section 2-13-5 - Labeling of session law bound volumes. - 2-13-5. Labeling of session law bound volumes. All permanent bound...
Section 2-13-7 - Free distribution of session laws to state and federal agencies. - 2-13-7. Free distribution of session laws to state and federal...
Section 2-13-12 - Exchange copies of session laws for Supreme Court, Legislative Research Council, and state library--Distribution to libraries. - 2-13-12. Exchange copies of session laws for Supreme Court, Legislative...
Section 2-13-16 - Sale or disposal of session laws. - 2-13-16. Sale or disposal of session laws. Session laws shall...
Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes
Section 2-14-1 - Words used in ordinary sense. - 2-14-1. Words used in ordinary sense. Words used are to...
Section 2-14-2 - Definition of terms used in code. - 2-14-2. Definition of terms used in code. Terms used throughout...
Section 2-14-2.1 - Definition of shall. - 2-14-2.1. Definition of shall. As used in the South Dakota...
Section 2-14-3 - Printing not sufficient to seal note. - 2-14-3. Printing not sufficient to seal note. Notwithstanding the provisions...
Section 2-14-4 - Application of statutory definitions. - 2-14-4. Application of statutory definitions. Whenever the meaning of a...
Section 2-14-5 - Gender of words. - 2-14-5. Gender of words. Words used in the masculine gender...
Section 2-14-6 - Singular and plural words. - 2-14-6. Singular and plural words. Words used in the singular...
Section 2-14-7 - Tense of verbs. - 2-14-7. Tense of verbs. Words used in the present tense...
Section 2-14-8 - Punctuation not controlling. - 2-14-8. Punctuation not controlling. Punctuation shall not control or affect...
Section 2-14-9 - Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute. - 2-14-9. Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute....
Section 2-14-10 - Source notes not a legislative expression. - 2-14-10. Source notes not a legislative expression. Nothing contained in...
Section 2-14-11 - Arrangement of laws in code. - 2-14-11. Arrangement of laws in code. Provisions contained in any...
Section 2-14-12 - Statutes in derogation of common law--Liberal construction. - 2-14-12. Statutes in derogation of common law--Liberal construction. The rule...
Section 2-14-13 - Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws. - 2-14-13. Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws. Whenever a statute...
Section 2-14-14 - Computation of time in statutes. - 2-14-14. Computation of time in statutes. The time in which...
Section 2-14-15 - Majority exercising joint authority. - 2-14-15. Majority exercising joint authority. Words giving a joint authority...
Section 2-14-16 - Effective date of legislative acts. - 2-14-16. Effective date of legislative acts. Subject to the provisions...
Section 2-14-16.1 - Two or more amendments of same section at same session--Reconciliation. - 2-14-16.1. Two or more amendments of same section at same...
Section 2-14-16.2 - Two or more initiated measures or constitutional amendments approved at same election--Reconciliation. - 2-14-16.2. Two or more initiated measures or constitutional amendments approved...
Section 2-14-17 - Effect of repeal of act legalizing prior act. - 2-14-17. Effect of repeal of act legalizing prior act. The...
Section 2-14-18 - Penalties and liabilities surviving repeal of act. - 2-14-18. Penalties and liabilities surviving repeal of act. The repeal...
Section 2-14-19 - Revival not implied by repeal of repealer. - 2-14-19. Revival not implied by repeal of repealer. Whenever any...
Section 2-14-21 - Code not retroactive. - 2-14-21. Code not retroactive. No part of the code of...
Section 2-14-23 - Repeal of acts prior to code--Saving clauses. - 2-14-23. Repeal of acts prior to code--Saving clauses. Except as...
Section 2-14-24 - Actions pending and rights accrued before code. - 2-14-24. Actions pending and rights accrued before code. No action...
Section 2-14-25 - Limitation periods beginning before code. - 2-14-25. Limitation periods beginning before code. When a limitation or...
Section 2-14-26 - Corporations organized before code. - 2-14-26. Corporations organized before code. Nothing in the code of...
Section 2-14-27 - Rights vested and obligations existing before code. - 2-14-27. Rights vested and obligations existing before code. Nothing in...
Section 2-14-28 - Public officers in office before code. - 2-14-28. Public officers in office before code. Except where a...
Section 2-14-29 - Subdivision boundaries existing before code. - 2-14-29. Subdivision boundaries existing before code. The boundaries of every...
Section 2-14-30 - Ordinances and regulations adopted before code. - 2-14-30. Ordinances and regulations adopted before code. Every ordinance, bylaw,...
Section 2-14-31 - Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code. - 2-14-31. Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code. If...
Section 2-14-32 - Chapter applied to Codified Laws and code. - 2-14-32. Chapter applied to Codified Laws and code. Except as...
Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution
Section 2-15-1 - Convention to be held when Congress proposes amendment to be ratified by convention. - 2-15-1. Convention to be held when Congress proposes amendment to...
Section 2-15-2 - Apportionment of delegates to convention. - 2-15-2. Apportionment of delegates to convention. The number of delegates...
Section 2-15-3 - Election of delegates at next general election--Legislative election laws apply. - 2-15-3. Election of delegates at next general election--Legislative election laws...
Section 2-15-4 - Nominating petitions for candidates--Number of signers required--Contents and filing. - 2-15-4. Nominating petitions for candidates--Number of signers required--Contents and filing....
Section 2-15-5 - Certification of nominees to county auditors. - 2-15-5. Certification of nominees to county auditors. It shall be...
Section 2-15-6 - Printing of primary election ballots--Form. - 2-15-6. Printing of primary election ballots--Form. The county auditor shall,...
Section 2-15-7 - Supply of primary ballots--Conduct of primary election. - 2-15-7. Supply of primary ballots--Conduct of primary election. Said official...
Section 2-15-8 - Certification of successful candidates at primary--Printing of general election ballots--Form. - 2-15-8. Certification of successful candidates at primary--Printing of general election...
Section 2-15-9 - Conduct of general election--Canvass and certification of vote. - 2-15-9. Conduct of general election--Canvass and certification of vote. Said...
Section 2-15-10 - Slate voting at general election. - 2-15-10. Slate voting at general election. The electors may vote...
Section 2-15-11 - Time and place of holding convention. - 2-15-11. Time and place of holding convention. The delegates so...
Section 2-15-12 - Quorum of convention--Officers--Rules--Qualifications and election of members. - 2-15-12. Quorum of convention--Officers--Rules--Qualifications and election of members. A majority...
Section 2-15-13 - Compensation and mileage of convention delegates--Disbursements for convention expenses. - 2-15-13. Compensation and mileage of convention delegates--Disbursements for convention expenses....
Section 2-15-14 - Certification of convention results--Transmittal to United States. - 2-15-14. Certification of convention results--Transmittal to United States. When the...
Section 2-15-15 - Congressional rules for convention to govern. - 2-15-15. Congressional rules for convention to govern. If at or...
Section 2-15-16 - Definitions. - 2-15-16. Definitions. Terms used in §§2-15-17 to 2-15-21, inclusive, mean:...
Section 2-15-17 - Delegate vote to consider or approve unauthorized amendment prohibited--Recall. - 2-15-17. Delegate vote to consider or approve unauthorized amendment prohibited--Recall....
Section 2-15-18 - Oath of candidate for delegate or alternate. - 2-15-18. Oath of candidate for delegate or alternate. Every candidate...
Section 2-15-19 - Certifications by secretary of state. - 2-15-19. Certifications by secretary of state. The secretary of state...
Section 2-15-20 - Civil fine for violation of oath. - 2-15-20. Civil fine for violation of oath. Any delegate who...
Section 2-15-21 - Participation in conventions in which each state possesses one vote. - 2-15-21. Participation in conventions in which each state possesses one...
Chapter 16 - Codes And Compilations
Section 2-16-3 - Code Commission established--Composition and appointment of members--Vacancies. - 2-16-3. Code Commission established--Composition and appointment of members--Vacancies. The South...
Section 2-16-4.2 - Officers of commission--Meetings and hearings. - 2-16-4.2. Officers of commission--Meetings and hearings. The Code Commission shall...
Section 2-16-5 - Compensation of commission members--Employment of personnel and incurring of expense. - 2-16-5. Compensation of commission members--Employment of personnel and incurring of...
Section 2-16-5.1 - Gifts and contributions to commission--Expenditure. - 2-16-5.1. Gifts and contributions to commission--Expenditure. In addition to state...
Section 2-16-5.2 - Assistance, space, and facilities for commission. - 2-16-5.2. Assistance, space, and facilities for commission. The director of...
Section 2-16-6 - Supplements and reprinted volumes to be provided for--Contents. - 2-16-6. Supplements and reprinted volumes to be provided for--Contents. The...
Section 2-16-7 - Specifications, advertising and award of contract for publication. - 2-16-7. Specifications, advertising and award of contract for publication. Notwithstanding...
Section 2-16-7.1 - Continuation of contract with publisher of code. - 2-16-7.1. Continuation of contract with publisher of code. The Code...
Section 2-16-7.2 - Advertising for bids for publications. - 2-16-7.2. Advertising for bids for publications. The Code Commission may...
Section 2-16-8 - Copyrights of material--Contract for use of state's copyright. - 2-16-8. Copyrights of material--Contract for use of state's copyright. The...
Section 2-16-8.1 - Restriction on printing or distributing copyrighted material in code--Violation as misdemeanor. - 2-16-8.1. Restriction on printing or distributing copyrighted material in code--Violation...
Section 2-16-9 - Arrangement, correlation, and text changes in code. - 2-16-9. Arrangement, correlation, and text changes in code. The South...
Section 2-16-9.1 - Continuing authority of commission on assimilation of laws into code. - 2-16-9.1. Continuing authority of commission on assimilation of laws into...
Section 2-16-10.1 - Additional powers of commission. - 2-16-10.1. Additional powers of commission. In addition to those set...
Section 2-16-10.2 - South Dakota Codified Laws provided to Legislature--Codified Laws and Administrative Rules provided to legislators. - 2-16-10.2. South Dakota Codified Laws provided to Legislature--Codified Laws and...
Section 2-16-12 - Supplements and revised volumes official after publication--Prima facie evidence of law--Citation. - 2-16-12. Supplements and revised volumes official after publication--Prima facie evidence...
Section 2-16-13 - Publications constituting official code. - 2-16-13. Publications constituting official code. The official code of laws...
Section 2-16-13.1 - Editorial material and appendices excluded from official code. - 2-16-13.1. Editorial material and appendices excluded from official code. The...
Section 2-16-14 - Code as continuation of prior law. - 2-16-14. Code as continuation of prior law. The provisions of...
Section 2-16-15 - Invalid laws not validated by codification. - 2-16-15. Invalid laws not validated by codification. No provision of...
Section 2-16-16 - Statutes enacted at latest legislative session prevail over code--Citation of codified laws. - 2-16-16. Statutes enacted at latest legislative session prevail over code--Citation...
Section 2-16-17 - Official copy of code of laws--Certification. - 2-16-17. Official copy of code of laws--Certification. A copy of...
Section 2-16-18 - Citation of code. - 2-16-18. Citation of code. The code enacted into law by...
Section 2-16-19 - Publication of code on computer media. - 2-16-19. Publication of code on computer media. The Code Commission...