South Dakota Statutes

§ 15-17-36 — Costs not an indemnity--Disbursements.

South Dakota § 15-17-36
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 15CIVIL PROCEDURE
Ch. 15-16ARECOVERY OF DISBURSEMENTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 15-17-36 (2026).

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The concept of costs as an indemnity to be recovered by a prevailing party is abolished in the courts of South Dakota. Whenever the term, costs, is used, it means disbursements as defined in § 15-17-37 .

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Legislative History

SL 1992, ch 148, § 1.

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