The provisions of this code, so far as they are the same as those of existing laws, shall be construed as a continuation of those laws and not as new enactments.
S.D. Codified Laws § 2-16-14
Code as continuation of prior law
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Young (2001)
Most recently applied in State v. Young (June 2001)
Source: SL 1970, ch 17, § 3.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.