The Supreme Court of South Dakota has power to make all rules of practice and procedure which it shall deem necessary for the administration of justice in all civil and criminal actions, remedies, and proceedings in any and all courts of the state and for the method of taking, hearing, and deciding appeals to the courts from all decisions of public officers, boards, commissions, departments, and institutions exercising quasi-judicial functions, in any case where an appeal from any such decision is allowed by law.
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-3-2
Power of Supreme Court to make rules of practice and procedure--Actions, proceedings, and appeals to which applicable
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 539 So. 2d 1338 - Hall v. State (1989)
Most recently applied in Stock v. Garrett (February 2025)
Source: RC 1919, § 5133; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.0902.
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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.