Every employer and employee shall be presumed to have accepted the provisions of this title, and shall be thereby bound, whether injury or death resulting from such injury occurs within this state or elsewhere, except as provided by §§ 62-3-4 to 62-3-5.1, inclusive.
S.D. Codified Laws § 62-3-3
Employer and employee bound by provisions of title--Exceptions
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Niesent v. Homestake Mining Co. of California (1993)
Most recently applied in Anderson v. Tri State Construction (August 2021)
Source: SL 1917, ch 376, §§ 2, 18; RC 1919, §§ 9437, 9453; SDC 1939, § 64.0105; SL 1971, ch 279, § 1; SL 1978, ch 370, § 3.
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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.