This chapter governs the procedure in the circuit courts of the State of South Dakota in all suits of a civil nature, with the exceptions stated in § 15-6-81. It shall be construed to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-6-1
Scope of Chapter
Applied in 19 court decisions — leading case Thurman v. Cuna Mutual Insurance Society (2013)
Most recently applied in McCook Lake Recreation Area v. Dakota Bay, LLC (September 2025)
Source: SD RCP, Rule 1, as adopted by Sup
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.