A judicial emergency may be declared to exist if an emergency or natural disaster substantially endangers or infringes upon the normal functioning of the judicial system, the ability of persons to avail themselves of the judicial system, the ability of litigants or others to have access to the courts, or to meet schedules or time deadlines imposed by court order or rule, statute, or administrative rule.
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-3-11
Grounds for declaration of judicial emergency
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Zahrbock v. Star Brite Inn Motel (2010)
Most recently applied in Zahrbock v. Star Brite Inn Motel (September 2010)
Source: SL 2007, ch 132, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.