The enumeration in §§ 21-24-3 to 21-24-5, inclusive, does not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in § 21-24-1, in any proceeding where declaratory relief is sought, in which a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-24-6
Declaratory relief powers not limited by specific enumeration
Known as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act
The act spans §§ 21–21 (16 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Carver v. Heikkila (1991)
Most recently applied in Jensen, Hoffman v. Dep't of Corrections (July 2025)
Source: SL 1925, ch 214, § 5; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0105.
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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.