South Dakota § 15-2-12.2 - Product liability actions--Prospective application.
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§ 15-2-12.2. Product liability actions--Prospective application.
An action against a manufacturer, lessor, or seller of a product, regardless of the substantive legal theory upon which the action is brought, for or on account of personal injury, death, or property damage caused by or resulting from the manufacture, construction, design, formula, installation, inspection, preparation, assembly, testing, packaging, labeling, or sale of any product or failure to warn or protect against a danger or hazard in the use, misuse, or unintended use of any product, or the failure to provide proper instructions for the use of any product may be commenced only within three years of the date when the personal injury, death, or property damage occurred, became known or should have become known to the injured party.
This section is prospective in application.
Source: SL 1985, ch 157, § 1.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-2-12.2 ("Product liability actions--Prospective application.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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