Sections 15-16-44 to 15-16-46, inclusive, apply to judgments rendered in defamation proceedings outside the United States before, on, or after July 1, 2013, but do not apply to any out-of-country foreign judgment already recognized by the courts of this state prior to July 1, 2013.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-16-47
Application of §§ 15-16-44 to 15-16-46
Source: SL 2013, ch 98, § 4.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.