South Dakota § 15-6-11(b) Representations to court.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 15-6-11(b) — Representations to court.

South Dakota § 15-6-11(b)

Title 15CIVIL PROCEDURE

Ch. 15RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 15-6-11(b) (2026).

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By presenting to the court (whether by signing, filing, submitting, or later advocating) a pleading, written motion, or other paper, an attorney or unrepresented party is certifying that to the best of the person's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances:

(1)It is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;

(2)The claims, defenses, and other legal contentions therein are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law;

(3)The allegations and other factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, ar

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By presenting to the court (whether by signing, filing, submitting, or later advocating) a pleading, written motion, or other paper, an attorney or unrepresented party is certifying that to the best of the person's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances: (1) It is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation; (2) The claims, defenses, and other legal contentions therein are warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law; (3) The allegations and other factual contentions have evidentiary support or, if specifically so identified, are likely to have evidentiary support after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or discovery; and (4) The denials of factual contentions are warranted on the evidence or, if specifically so identified, are reasonably based on a lack of information or belief.

Legislative History

SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0909; SD RCP, Rule 11, as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966; SL 1986, ch 160, § 1; SL 2001 ch 297 (Supreme Court Rule 01-05); SL 2006, ch 280 (Supreme Court Rule 06-06), eff. July 1, 2006.