A notice required pursuant to § 25-5A-9, may be served by any person authorized by the laws of this state to serve a summons in a civil action. Such notice shall be personally served upon every person required to be served if such person resides within the state and may be served upon such person, if without the state, by like personal service or by publication as provided in § 25-5A-12. Such service, whether personally or by publication, shall be made at least five days prior to the time for hearing.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-11
Service of notice in person or by publication--Time of service
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re the Termination of Parental Rights Over Boy K. (1996)
Most recently applied in In Re the Termination of Parental Rights Over Boy K. (March 1996)
Source: SL 1971, ch 165, § 6 (6); SL 1973, ch 164, § 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.