An action against a licensed attorney, his agent or employee, for malpractice, error, mistake, or omission, whether based upon contract or tort, can be commenced only within three years after the alleged malpractice, error, mistake, or omission shall have occurred. This section shall be prospective in application.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-2-14.2
Time for bringing legal malpractice actions--Prospective application
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Peterson, Ex Rel. Peterson v. Burns (2001)
Most recently applied in Slota v. Imhoff (September 2020)
Source: SL 1977, ch 170.
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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.