South Dakota Statutes

§ 21-32-16 — Waiver of immunity to extent of insurance coverage--Consent to suit.

South Dakota § 21-32-16
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 21JUDICIAL REMEDIES
Ch. 21-32REMEDIES AGAINST THE STATE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 21-32-16 (2026).

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To the extent such liability insurance is purchased pursuant to § 21-32-15 and to the extent coverage is afforded thereunder, the state shall be deemed to have waived the common law doctrine of sovereign immunity and consented to suit in the same manner that any other party may be sued.

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Legislative History

SL 1981, ch 169, § 2.

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