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SD Codified L § 2-14-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-4 - Application of statutory definitions.

2-14-4. Application of statutory definitions.Whenever the meaning of a word or phrase is defined in any statute such definition is applicable to the same word or phrase wherever it occurs except where a contrary intention plainly appears. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (8).
SD Codified L § 2-14-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-5 - Gender of words.

2-14-5. Gender of words.Words used in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter. Words used in the feminine gender include the masculine and neuter. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (9); SL 1980, ch 23, §20.
SD Codified L § 2-14-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-6 - Singular and plural words.

2-14-6. Singular and plural words.Words used in the singular number include the plural, and the plural, the singular, except where a contrary intention plainly appears. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (10).
SD Codified L § 2-14-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-7 - Tense of verbs.

2-14-7. Tense of verbs.Words used in the present tense include the future as well as the present. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (11).
SD Codified L § 2-14-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-8 - Punctuation not controlling.

2-14-8. Punctuation not controlling.Punctuation shall not control or affect the construction of any provision when any construction based on such punctuation would not conform to the spirit and purpose of such provision. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (6).
SD Codified L § 2-14-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-9 - Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute.

2-14-9. Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute.Source notes, cross-references, and titles whether designating entire titles, parts, chapters, sections, or subdivisions, constitute no part of any statute. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (3).
SD Codified L § 2-14-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-10 - Source notes not a legislative expression.

2-14-10. Source notes not a legislative expression.Nothing contained in any source note shall be deemed as an expression by the Legislature as to the purpose, reason, scope, or effect of any section to which such source note relates. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (4).
SD Codified L § 2-14-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-11 - Arrangement of laws in code.

2-14-11. Arrangement of laws in code.Provisions contained in any title, part, or chapter of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 may be construed and considered in the light of such arrangement and such position in any case where such arrangement or such position tends to show the intended purpose and effect thereof. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (5).
SD Codified L § 2-14-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-12 - Statutes in derogation of common law--Liberal construction.

2-14-12. Statutes in derogation of common law--Liberal construction.The rule of the common law that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed has no application to the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13. Such code establishes the law of this state respecting the subjects to which it relates and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (1).
SD Codified L § 2-14-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-13 - Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws.

2-14-13. Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws.Whenever a statute appears in the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 which, from its title, text, or source note, appears to be a uniform law, it shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (2).
SD Codified L § 2-14-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-14 - Computation of time in statutes.

2-14-14. Computation of time in statutes.The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last is a holiday and then it also is excluded.Fractions of a day are to be disregarded in computations which include more than one day, and involve no questions of priority. Source: SDC 1939, §§65.0402, 65.0403.
SD Codified L § 2-14-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-15 - Majority exercising joint authority.

2-14-15. Majority exercising joint authority.Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or other persons are construed as giving such authority to a majority of them unless it is otherwise expressed in the act giving the authority. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (12).
SD Codified L § 2-14-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-16 - Effective date of legislative acts .

2-14-16. Effective date of legislative acts.Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and statutes relating to vetoes and the referendum, an act of the Legislature which does not prescribe when it shall take effect, if passed at a regular session, takes effect on the first day of July after its passage and if passed at a special session on the ninety-first day after the final adjournment of such session. Source: SDC 1939, §55.0607.
SD Codified L § 2-14-16.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-16.1 - Two or more amendments of same section at same session--Reconciliation.

2-14-16.1. Two or more amendments of same section at same session--Reconciliation.If two or more acts amending the same section of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 are passed during a legislative session, each amendment shall be given effect, even if both acts have differing effective dates unless the amendments conflict or a contrary intent plainly appears. Source: SL 1976, ch 28; SL 1985, ch 15, §12.
SD Codified L § 2-14-16.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-16.2 - Two or more initiated measures or constitutional amendments approved at same election--Reconciliation.

2-14-16.2. Two or more initiated measures or constitutional amendments approved at same election--Reconciliation.If two or more initiated measures or amendments to the Constitution are approved by the voters at the same election, each initiated measure or amendment shall be given effect, unless the initiated measures or amendments conflict or a contrary intent plainly appears. For purposes of any conflict or the determination of intent under this section, the initiated measure or amendment receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes at the election shall be given effect. Source: SL 2018, ch 30, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-14-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-17 - Effect of repeal of act legalizing prior act.

2-14-17. Effect of repeal of act legalizing prior act.The repeal of any statute which legalized or made valid any act which was prior thereto shall not affect the legality or validity of such act which was legalized or validated by such statute. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (14).
SD Codified L § 2-14-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-18 - Penalties and liabilities surviving repeal of act.

2-14-18. Penalties and liabilities surviving repeal of act.The repeal of any statute by the Legislature shall not have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under such statute unless the repealing act shall so expressly provide, and such statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty, forfeiture, or liability. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (15).
SD Codified L § 2-14-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-19 - Revival not implied by repeal of repealer.

2-14-19. Revival not implied by repeal of repealer.Whenever any act of the Legislature is repealed, which repealed a former act, such former act shall not thereby be revived unless it shall be expressly so provided. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (13).
SD Codified L § 2-14-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-21 - Code not retroactive.

2-14-21. Code not retroactive.No part of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 shall be construed as retroactive unless such intention plainly appears. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (22).
SD Codified L § 2-14-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-23 - Repeal of acts prior to code--Saving clauses.

2-14-23. Repeal of acts prior to code--Saving clauses.Except as otherwise expressly provided, all general statutes duly enacted prior to the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 and not previously repealed are repealed and superseded by the provisions of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13, but such repeal shall not in any case affect the validity of any transaction which shall have occurred prior to the taking effect of such code; nor shall such repeal operate to impair the curative or legalizing effect of any statute theretofore enacted; nor shall such repeal have the effect of releasing or extinguishing any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred prior to the taking effect of such code, and all offenses committed and all penalties or forfeitures incurred under any statute repealed prior to such repeal may be prosecuted and punished in the same manner and with the same effect as if the statute relating thereto had not been repealed. Source: SDC 1939, §§65.0202 (25), 65.0321.
SD Codified L § 2-14-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-24 - Actions pending and rights accrued before code.

2-14-24. Actions pending and rights accrued before code.No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, commenced before the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect and no right accrued are affected by its provisions, but the proceedings thereunder must conform to the requirements of such code as far as applicable. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (16).
SD Codified L § 2-14-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-25 - Limitation periods beginning before code.

2-14-25. Limitation periods beginning before code.When a limitation or period of time prescribed in any existing statute for acquiring a right or barring a remedy or for any other purpose had begun to run before the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect and the same or any limitation was prescribed in such code, the time which had already run is deemed part of the time prescribed in such limitation by such code. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (17).
SD Codified L § 2-14-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-26 - Corporations organized before code.

2-14-26. Corporations organized before code.Nothing in the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 shall be so construed as to affect the incorporation of any public or private corporation lawfully incorporated when the code took effect, but such corporation is subject to the provisions thereof applicable thereto. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (18).
SD Codified L § 2-14-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-27 - Rights vested and obligations existing before code.

2-14-27. Rights vested and obligations existing before code.Nothing in the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 shall be so construed as to impair any vested right or valid obligation existing when it took effect. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (19).
SD Codified L § 2-14-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-28 - Public officers in office before code.

2-14-28. Public officers in office before code.Except where a different intention plainly appears, the public officers in office when the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect continue in office until the expiration of the term for which they were elected or appointed unless sooner removed as provided by law. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (20).
SD Codified L § 2-14-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-29 - Subdivision boundaries existing before code.

2-14-29. Subdivision boundaries existing before code.The boundaries of every county, municipality, school district, and other local subdivision continue as established when the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect until changed in the manner provided therein. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (21); SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 2-14-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-30 - Ordinances and regulations adopted before code.

2-14-30. Ordinances and regulations adopted before code.Every ordinance, bylaw, rule, and regulation adopted by any municipality, civil township, court, board, commission, or public officer, not inconsistent with the provisions of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13, in force when it took effect continues in force until repealed or amended in the manner provided by law. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (21); SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
SD Codified L § 2-14-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-31 - Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code.

2-14-31. Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code.If when the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect any action or proceeding, properly commenced, was pending before any court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer, of which such court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer does not have jurisdiction under the provisions of such code, such action or proceeding is forthwith transferred, together with all the papers relating thereto, to the court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer having jurisdiction thereof, with the same force and effect as if originally commenced before such court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (24).
SD Codified L § 2-14-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes|Section 2-14-32 - Chapter applied to Codified Laws and code.

2-14-32. Chapter applied to Codified Laws and code.Except as provided in §§2-16-14 to 2-16-16, the provisions of this chapter apply to the South Dakota Codified Laws and the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13. Source: SL 1970, ch 17, §2; SL 1972, ch 14, §1; SL 1974, ch 28, §1; SL 1975, ch 27, §1.
SD Codified L § 2-15-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-1 - Convention to be held when Congress proposes amendment to be ratified by convention.

2-15-1. Convention to be held when Congress proposes amendment to be ratified by convention.Whenever the Congress of the United States of America shall propose an amendment to the Constitution of the United States and shall propose that the same be ratified by conventions in the respective states, a convention shall be held as provided for herein, for the purpose of ratifying such amendment. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1001.
SD Codified L § 2-15-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-2 - Apportionment of delegates to convention.

2-15-2. Apportionment of delegates to convention.The number of delegates to be chosen to such convention shall be equal to the number of legislative representatives in the State of South Dakota, and each representative district in the state shall constitute a delegate district and be represented in said convention by the same number of delegates as it is now or may hereafter be entitled to elect legislative representatives. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1002.
SD Codified L § 2-15-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-3 - Election of delegates at next general election--Legislative election laws apply.

2-15-3. Election of delegates at next general election--Legislative election laws apply.The delegates shall be elected at the next general election succeeding the proposal of any amendment to the Constitution of the United States by the Congress of the United States, and except as otherwise herein provided the nomination and election of such delegates shall in all respects be the same as is now by law provided for the nomination and election of representatives of the Legislature of South Dakota, except as herein otherwise provided. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1002.
SD Codified L § 2-15-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-4 - Nominating petitions for candidates--Number of signers required--Contents and filing.

2-15-4. Nominating petitions for candidates--Number of signers required--Contents and filing.Nomination of candidates for the office of delegate shall be by petition signed by not less than two nor more than five percent of the duly qualified electors of the district respectively in which the candidate or candidates reside, as shown by the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the office of Governor at the last gubernatorial election within said legislative district. Such nomination shall be without party or political designation but shall indicate thereon whether the candidate named in said petition is "in favor of," or "opposed to," the ratification of the proposed amendment, and said petitions shall be filed at the time and in the manner provided for filing nominating petitions for legislative representatives for the primary election, as now provided for. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1003; SL 1980, ch 23, §26.
SD Codified L § 2-15-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-5 - Certification of nominees to county auditors.

2-15-5. Certification of nominees to county auditors.It shall be the duty of the secretary of state, as soon as the time for filing nominating petitions in his office has expired, to immediately certify to the several county auditors of the state the names of the persons in whose behalf nominating petitions have been filed as a candidate for delegate. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1004.
SD Codified L § 2-15-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-6 - Printing of primary election ballots--Form.

2-15-6. Printing of primary election ballots--Form.The county auditor shall, after certification by the secretary of state, immediately prepare and have printed official primary election ballots for all delegates, nominated upon a separate ballot, without party or political designation, in substance as follows:  _________________________________________________________________________PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATESDelegates to the Convention to Ratify the Proposed AmendmentThe Congress has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which provides (insert here the substance of the proposed amendment).The Congress has also proposed that the said amendment shall be ratified by conventions in the States.____________________________________________________________________The Following Candidates for Delegates to the State Convention areThe Following Candidates for Delegates to the State Convention areIn Favor of the ratification of the proposed amendment. To vote for any candidate whose name appears in the column below mark a cross (x) or check mark () in the square at the left of the name of the candidate. Do not vote for more candidates than are to be elected to said office.Opposed to the ratification of the proposed amendment. To vote for any candidate whose name appears in the column below mark a cross (x) or check mark () in the square at the left of the name of the candidate. Do not vote for more candidates than are to be elected to said office.Vote for (insert number of delegates to be nominated).Vote for (insert number of delegates to be nominated).DELEGATES TO CONVENTIONDELEGATES TO CONVENTIONG John DoeG Henry CoeG Richard RoeG Samuel Moe Source: SDC 1939, §55.1004.
SD Codified L § 2-15-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes|Chapter 15 - Conventions For Amendment Of United States Constitution|Section 2-15-7 - Supply of primary ballots--Conduct of primary election.

2-15-7. Supply of primary ballots--Conduct of primary election.Said official ballots and sample ballots shall be provided in the same manner as the official primary election ballots are supplied, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 12-6. Separate ballots shall be delivered to all electors of whatever party or designation at the biennial primary election to be held as now provided, and the manner of voting, conduct of election, canvass and certification of votes upon said ballots shall be conducted in the same manner as the primary election law now provides for the election of representatives of the Legislature. Source: SDC 1939, §55.1004.