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. - 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...