Title 15 — CIVIL PROCEDURE
48 chapters · 792 sections in this title.
SDCL § 15-1-1 Definition of terms
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The following words have in this title the significance attached to them in this section unless otherwise apparent from the context: (1) An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice, by which a party prosecutes another party for the enforcement, determination, or pro…
SDCL § 15-1-2 Civil and criminal remedies not merged
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Where the violation of a right admits of both a civil and criminal remedy, the right to prosecute the one is not merged in the other. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0103.
SDCL § 15-1-3 Time during which action is pending
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An action is deemed to be pending from the time of its commencement until its final determination upon appeal, or until the time for appeal has passed, unless the judgment be sooner satisfied. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0104.
SDCL § 15-1-4 Procedure for acquiring signature of judge when no judge available
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When an attorney or litigant is in immediate need of a judicial signature and no appropriate circuit judge or magistrate judge is present or available, such signature may be acquired in the following manner: (1) the attorney or litigant may telephonically contact a circuit judge …