An aggrieved party or the agency may obtain a review of any final judgment of the circuit court under this chapter by appeal to the Supreme Court. The appeal shall be taken as in other civil cases. The Supreme Court shall give the same deference to the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and final judgment of the circuit court as it does to other appeals from the circuit court. Such appeal may not be considered de novo.
S.D. Codified Laws § 1-26-37
Appeal to Supreme Court
Known as the South Dakota Administrative Procedures Act
The act spans §§ 1–1 (109 sections).
Applied in 146 court decisions — leading case Piper v. Neighborhood Youth Corps. (1976)
Most recently applied in Pham v. Smithfield Foods (July 2025)
Source: SL 1966, ch 159, § 16; SL 1972, ch 8, § 30; SL 1983, ch 6, § 1.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.