Civil actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in this title after the cause of action shall have accrued except where in special cases a different limitation is prescribed by statute. The objection that the action was not commenced within the time limited can only be taken by answer or other responsive pleading.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-1
Commencement of civil actions limited by prescribed periods--Manner of objecting to commencement
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Peterson, Ex Rel. Peterson v. Burns (2001)
Most recently applied in Nelson v. Tinkcom (July 2025)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0201.
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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.