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§ 15-6-77(a) — Trial courts of record always open.

South Dakota § 15-6-77(a)
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 15CIVIL PROCEDURE
Ch. 15RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 15-6-77(a) (2026).

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Trial courts of record shall be deemed always open for the purpose of filing any pleading or other proper paper, of issuing and returning mesne and final process, and of making and directing all interlocutory motions, orders, and rules.

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Legislative History

SD RCP, Rule 77 (a), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.

Nearby Sections

15
§ 15-1-1
Definition of terms.
§ 15-1-2
Civil and criminal remedies not merged.
§ 15-1-3
Time during which action is pending.
§ 15-1-4
Procedure for acquiring signature of judge when no judge available.
§ 15-10-1
Notice of action affecting real property filed with register of deeds--Contents of notice--Foreclosure actions governed by specific statutes.
§ 15-10-10
Expungement of notice of pendency--Costs on grant or denial of motion.
§ 15-10-11
Expungement provisions, liability unaffected by.
§ 15-10-2
Action pending from time of notice--Time allowed for service of summons.
§ 15-10-3
Constructive notice from filing of notice--Subsequent purchasers and encumbrancers bound.
§ 15-10-4
Discharge of notice of pendency of action--Contents, acknowledgment and recording.
§ 15-10-5
Repealed
§ 15-10-6
Expungement of notice of pendency upon motion therefor--Showing necessary to defeat motion.
§ 15-10-7
Expungement of notice of pendency upon motion therefor--Undertaking.
§ 15-10-8
Expungement of notice of pendency--Notice of motion--Proof considered.
§ 15-10-9
Expungement of notice of pendency--Effect.
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