S.D. Codified Laws § 1-1-23

Expressions of sovereign will

Applied in 27 court decisions — leading case State v. Pellegrino (1998)

Most recently applied in Dakotans for Health v. Barnett (May 2021)

Source: SDC 1939, § 65.0102; SL 1985, ch 15, § 5.

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The will of the sovereign power is expressed:

(1) By the Constitution of the United States;

(2) By treaties made under the authority of the United States;

(3) By statutes enacted by the Congress of the United States;

(4) By the Constitution of this state;

(5) By statutes enacted by the Legislature;

(6) By statutes enacted by vote of the voters;

(7) By the ordinances of authorized subordinate bodies;

(8) Rules of practice and procedure prescribed by courts or adopted by departments, commissions, boards, officers of the state, or its subdivisions pursuant to authority so to do.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.