Unless the parties have agreed to engage in alternative dispute resolution or are required to do so by contract or statute, the court may not, by order or local rule, require the parties to engage in a settlement conference or any other form of alternative dispute resolution.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-6-76
Settlement conference--Alternative dispute resolution
Source: SL 2016, ch 238 (Supreme Court Rule 15-16), eff
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.