South Dakota Statutes
§ 2-14-8 — Punctuation not controlling.
South Dakota § 2-14-8
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 2-14-8 (2026).
Text
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.
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Related
State v. Ventling
452 N.W.2d 123 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1990)
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473 N.W.2d 485 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1991)
Hamen v. Hamlin Cnty.
955 N.W.2d 336 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2021)
Allegheny Corp. v. Richardson, Inc.
463 N.W.2d 678 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1990)
Argus Leader Media v. Hogstad
2017 SD 57 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2017)
Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 65.0202 (6).
Nearby Sections
15
§ 2-1-1
Initiative and referenda petitions--Number of signatures required--Signatory information required.§ 2-1-1.3
Definitions.§ 2-1-1.5
Repealed.§ 2-1-1.6
Repealed.§ 2-1-1.7
Repealed.§ 2-1-1.8
Repealed.§ 2-1-1.9
Repealed.§ 2-1-11
Petitions liberally construed.§ 2-1-13
Repealed by SL 1989, ch 23, § 5.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 2-14-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/2-14-8.