Any action or proceeding involving an issue subject to arbitration shall be stayed if an order for arbitration or an application therefor has been made under § 21-25A-5 or, if the issue is severable, the stay may be with respect thereto only. When the application is made in such action or proceeding, the order for arbitration shall include such stay.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-25A-7
Stay of judicial proceedings on arbitrable issue--Severance of issues
Known as the Uniform Arbitration Act
The act spans §§ 21–21 (38 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Azcon Construction Co. v. Golden Hills Resort, Inc. (1993)
Most recently applied in FLANDREAU PUBLIC SCH. DIST. v. Johnson (July 2005)
Source: SL 1971, ch 157, § 2.
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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.