South Dakota Code — 20
Browse 246 sections in division 20 of the South Dakota code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 20-1-1. Obligation defined.
- § 20-1-2. Origin of obligations.
- § 20-1-3. Kinds of obligations arising by operation of law.
- § 20-1-4. Joint and several obligations and rights.
- § 20-1-5. Obligations and rights presumed joint and not several.
- § 20-1-6. Right of contribution on satisfaction of joint obligation.
- § 20-2-1. Conditional obligation defined.
- § 20-2-2. Impossible or unlawful condition void.
- § 20-2-3. Strict interpretation of condition involving forfeiture.
- § 20-2-4. Kinds and definition of conditions.
- § 20-2-5. Fulfillment of conditions before requiring performance.
- § 20-2-6. Performance of conditions waived by notice of nonperformance by other party.
- § 20-3-1. Alternative obligation defined--Right of selection.
- § 20-3-2. Unlawful or impossible alternative disregarded.
- § 20-3-3. Selection of alternative in entirety.
- § 20-3-4. Selection of alternative if not exercised by party having right.
- § 20-4-1. Obligation extinguished by full performance.
- § 20-4-2. Joint obligation extinguished by performance by one person.
- § 20-4-3. Joint right extinguished by performance to one person--Deposit excepted.
- § 20-4-4. Obligation extinguished by performance in manner directed by creditor.
- § 20-4-5. Indivisible obligation partially extinguished by partial performance if benefit voluntarily retained--Exception.
- § 20-4-6. Performance applicable to two or more obligations.
- § 20-4-7. Performance applied according to debtor's intent.
- § 20-4-8. Application of performance according to creditor's selection--Application to rights held individually and as trustee--Rescission of application made by creditor.
- § 20-4-9. Application of performance in absence of selection by parties.
- § 20-5-1. Obligation extinguished by offer of performance.
- § 20-5-2. Offer of partial performance.
- § 20-5-3. Offer of performance made by or on behalf of debtor.
- § 20-5-4. Offer of performance made to creditor or authorized person.
- § 20-5-5. Place of offer of performance.
- § 20-5-6. Time of offer of performance.
- § 20-5-7. Delayed offer of performance with compensation for delay.
- § 20-5-8. Good faith offer required.
- § 20-5-9. Offer to be free from conditions.
- § 20-5-10. Ability and willingness to perform required for offer.
- § 20-5-11. Tender of delivery not required until offer accepted.
- § 20-5-12. Thing offered to be separable.
- § 20-5-13. Conditional offer permitted.
- § 20-5-14. Receipt for property delivered in performance.
- § 20-5-15. Waiver by failure to state objections to mode of offer.
- § 20-5-16. Passage of title to thing offered in performance.
- § 20-5-17. Retention of thing offered until acceptance by creditor.
- § 20-5-18. Interest stopped by offer of performance.
- § 20-5-19. Retention by creditor of thing not accepted as performance.
- § 20-6-1. Want of performance or delay excused.
- § 20-6-2. Uncontrollable cause excusing want or delay of performance.
- § 20-6-3. Want or delay of performance excused by creditor's act inducing nonperformance.
- § 20-6-4. Want or delay of performance excused by creditor's act or operation of law preventing performance.
- § 20-6-5. Debtor entitled to benefits when performance prevented by creditor.
- § 20-6-6. Debtor entitled to portion of benefits when performance prevented other than by creditor.
- § 20-6-7. Refusal of performance before offer equivalent to offer and refusal.
- § 20-7-1. Accord defined.
- § 20-7-2. Execution of accord required to extinguish obligation.
- § 20-7-3. Acceptance of accord as satisfaction--Obligation extinguished.
- § 20-7-4. Obligation extinguished by part performance accepted in writing as satisfaction.
- § 20-7-5. Novation defined.
- § 20-7-6. Novation by substitution of obligation.
- § 20-7-7. Novation by substitution of debtor.
- § 20-7-8. Novation by substitution of creditor.
- § 20-7-9. Rescission of satisfaction by substitution of debtor.
- § 20-7-10. Obligation extinguished by release on new consideration or in writing.
- § 20-7-11. Unknown claims not released by general release.
- § 20-7-12. Joint debtors not released by release of one--Right of contribution.
- § 20-8-1. Obligation to restore thing obtained without consent or by unlawful exaction.
- § 20-8-2. Demand not required for obligation to restore--Notice of mutual mistake required.
- § 20-9-1. Responsibility for injury by willful act or negligence--Contributory negligence.
- § 20-9-1.1. Loss of chance doctrine abrogated.
- § 20-9-1.2. Other rules and principles not affected.
- § 20-9-2. Comparative negligence--Reduction of damages.
- § 20-9-3. Licensed medical practitioners immune from liability for emergency care.
- § 20-9-4. Immunity of medical practitioner licensed in another state--Acts not deemed professional practice.
- § 20-9-4.1. Immunity from liability for emergency care--Exception.
- § 20-9-4.2. Physician treating minor without consent of parent or guardian--Immunity from liability--Treatments excepted.
- § 20-9-4.3. Definition of terms.
- § 20-9-4.4. Civil immunity for emergency use or nonuse of AED.
- § 20-9-4.6. AED trainer immunity.
- § 20-9-4.8. Immunity inapplicable in event of negligence or misconduct.
- § 20-9-4.9. Over-the-counter AED--Application of chapter--Immunity from civil liability--Exception.
- § 20-9-6. Right to protection from bodily harm, insult, or injury to personal relations.
- § 20-9-6.1. Claim of barratry.
- § 20-9-7. Abduction, enticement and seduction forbidden by rights of personal relation.
- § 20-9-8. Repealed
- § 20-9-9. Product's dealers and sellers immune from strict liability except for manufacturers or those who knew of defect--Other causes of action against seller not limited.
- § 20-9-10. Product's manufacturer, assembler, or seller immune from strict liability for injury caused by certain alterations or modifications.
- § 20-9-10.1. State of the art defense in product liability actions.
- § 20-9-11. Landowners, tenants, and lessees exempt from liability for injuries on flooded land--Exceptions.
- § 20-9-11.1. Trespasser defined.
- § 20-9-11.2. Person with possessory interest in land exempt from liability to trespasser--Exceptions.
- § 20-9-11.3. Person with possessory interest in land liable to trespasser for intentional injury.
- § 20-9-11.4. Person with possessory interest in land liable for injury to or death of young child for certain artificial conditions on land.
- § 20-9-11.5. Person with possessory interest in land liable for injury to or death under certain conditions where trespassers consistently intrude upon limited area.
- § 20-9-11.6. Person with possessory interest in land liable for injury to or death of certain known trespassers.
- § 20-9-12. Definition of terms.
- § 20-9-13. Landowner not obligated to keep land safe for outdoor recreational activity—Exception.
- § 20-9-14. Individual on private land for outdoor recreational activity--Landowner not liable--Exceptions.
- § 20-9-15. Landowner liability for land leased to state or its political subdivisions for outdoor recreation activity.
- § 20-9-16. Landowner liability for gross negligence or injury suffered where consideration charged or law violated.
- § 20-9-16.1. Injury or death resulting from inherent risk of an agritourism activity--Warning notice.
- § 20-9-17. Liability for injury to persons or property or failure to exercise care in use of land for outdoor recreation or agritourism.
- § 20-9-18. Doctrine of attractive nuisance not affected.
- § 20-9-19. Definition of terms as to political subdivisions.
- § 20-9-20. Political subdivisions and employees not obligated to keep land safe for entry or use--Exceptions.
- § 20-9-21. Liability of political subdivision or employees for invitational or permissive use of land.
- § 20-9-22. Limits of political subdivision's liability.
- § 20-9-23. Effect of §§ 20-9-19 to 20-9-23 on attractive nuisance or other legal doctrines.
- § 20-9-24. Definition of terms as to state.
- § 20-9-25. State's duty of care to keep land safe and to warn of dangers on land used for outdoor recreational purposes.
- § 20-9-26. Liability of state, its agencies, and employees for invitational or permissive use of land.
- § 20-9-27. Limits of state's liability.
- § 20-9-28. Effect of §§ 20-9-24 to 20-9-28 on attractive nuisance or other legal doctrines.
- § 20-9-29. Definitions.
- § 20-9-30. Livestock owners--Control by another person.
- § 20-9-31. Livestock--Contract--Facilities.
- § 20-9-32. Civil cause of action for malicious intimidation or harassment--Damages.
- § 20-9-33. Civil liability for counterfeit lien.
- § 20-9-34. Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens.
- § 20-9-35. Civil liability for impersonating a judicial official.
- § 20-9-36. Definitions related to asbestos claims.
- § 20-9-37. Asbestos claim defined.
- § 20-9-38. Successor asbestos-related liabilities defined.
- § 20-9-39. Limitation on cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities.
- § 20-9-40. Limitation where transferor assumed or incurred liabilities of prior transferor.
- § 20-9-41. Total gross assets defined--Determination of fair market value.
- § 20-9-42. Adjustment of fair market value of total gross assets.
- § 20-9-43. Exclusions from limitation on cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities.
- § 20-9-44. Limitation of action for personal injury or death caused by negligence of directors and officers of nonprofit fire, ambulance, or search and rescue entity or its employees and volunteers.
- § 20-9-45. Immunity from liability for nonprofit fire, ambulance, or search and rescue entity and its volunteer officers and directors.
- § 20-9-46. Wrongful human trafficking.
- § 20-9-47. Definitions pertaining to fishing tournaments.
- § 20-9-48. Limited liability of fishing tournament sponsors.
- § 20-9-49. Circumstances under which liability of fishing tournament sponsor and others not limited.
- § 20-9-50. Fishing professionals and tournament sponsors liable for warranty and trespass.
- § 20-9-51. Warning sign to be posted by fishing professionals and tournament sponsors--Warning notice in contracts.
- § 20-9-52. Intentional exposure to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chancroid, or other communicable disease.
- § 20-9-53. Definitions.
- § 20-9-54. Liability for riot and incitement to riot.
- § 20-9-55. Jurisdiction--Evidence--Procedure.
- § 20-9-56. Damages for riot or incitement to riot.
- § 20-9-57. Riot boosting recovery fund established.
- § 20-10-1. Liability for damage caused by deceit.
- § 20-10-2. Acts constituting deceit.
- § 20-10-3. Fraud against public or class as fraud against individual.
- § 20-10A-1. Definition of terms.
- § 20-10A-2. Cause of action for damages.
- § 20-10A-3. Liability for damages.
- § 20-10A-4. Limitation on actions for damages.
- § 20-11-1. Obligation to refrain from defamation.
- § 20-11-2. Classes of defamation.
- § 20-11-3. Libel defined.
- § 20-11-4. Slander defined.
- § 20-11-5. Privileged communications--Malice not inferred from publication.
- § 20-11-6. Radio and television stations not liable if due care exercised.
- § 20-11-7. Retraction notice to newspaper--Punitive damages avoided by retraction--Candidates for office.
- § 20-11-8. Newspaper retraction as rebuttal of presumption of malice.
- § 20-11A-1. Power to contract denied person without understanding--Liabilities for necessaries.
- § 20-11A-2. Contract made before adjudication of incapacity subject to rescission.
- § 20-11A-3. Disability after adjudication of incapacity--Testamentary power on actual restoration to capacity.
- § 20-11A-4. Liability for torts.
- § 20-11A-5. Restriction on subjection to exemplary damages.
- § 20-12-4. Authority of municipality and county to investigate discriminatory practices.
- § 20-12-5. Commissions on human relations authorized--Purposes and powers.
- § 20-12-6. Investigating powers of local commission--Affirmative action--Power coextensive with powers of state commission.
- § 20-12-6.1. Right to proceed in circuit court or before local commission--Notice as to right of election.
- § 20-12-7. Appeal from local commission.
- § 20-12-8. Definition of terms.
- § 20-12-9. Transfer of complaints to state commission.
- § 20-13-1. Definitions.
- § 20-13-1.1. Probable cause defined.
- § 20-13-2. State Commission of Human Rights--Appointment of members--Terms--Vacancies--Removal.
- § 20-13-2.1. Direction and supervision of commission by Department of Labor and Regulation--Independent functions retained by commission.
- § 20-13-3. Quorum of commission--Rules governing meetings.
- § 20-13-4. Per diem and expenses of commission members.
- § 20-13-5. Employment of personnel by division.
- § 20-13-6. Legal assistance to commission.
- § 20-13-7. Investigation and elimination of discrimination by education and conciliation.
- § 20-13-8. Cooperation with other agencies.
- § 20-13-9. Funds and grants accepted--Accounting.
- § 20-13-10. Unfair or discriminatory practices.
- § 20-13-10.1. Blind or partially blind person--Employment discrimination restricted--Civil penalty.
- § 20-13-11. Employment agency's unfair or discriminatory practices.
- § 20-13-12. Labor organization's unfair or discriminatory practices.
- § 20-13-13. Employment advertising deemed unfair or discriminatory.
- § 20-13-14. Requiring security clearance not unfair or discriminatory.
- § 20-13-15. Use of ability test by employer not unfair or discriminatory.
- § 20-13-16. Seniority and merit preferences permitted--Place of work differentials.
- § 20-13-17. Sex differentiation permitted when based on seniority, job description, merit or executive training systems.
- § 20-13-17.1. Gender preference for hires at single-sex facility not discriminatory.
- § 20-13-18. Qualification based on religious purpose not unfair or discriminatory.
- § 20-13-20. Unfair or discriminatory housing practices by owner or agent.
- § 20-13-20.1. Discrimination based on familial status--"Family" defined--Application to housing accommodations.
- § 20-13-20.2. Unfair or discriminatory housing practices based on familial status--Exemptions.
- § 20-13-21. Unfair or discriminatory housing practice by financial institution or lender.
- § 20-13-21.1. Housing--Modifications on behalf of disabled persons unnecessary--Disabled persons not relieved of obligations.
- § 20-13-21.2. Design or construction of multifamily dwellings--Access to housing units and common areas by disabled persons and wheelchairs--Prior approval of plans not required.
- § 20-13-22. Educational institutions' unfair or discriminatory practices--Exemptions.
- § 20-13-22.1. Programs and activities exempt when conducted for educational, social, or recreational purposes.
- § 20-13-22.2. Selection of students to participate in exempt programs permitted--Conduct of programs.
- § 20-13-23. Public accommodations--Unfair or discriminatory practices.
- § 20-13-23.1. Right of disabled persons to equal treatment in public accommodations.
- § 20-13-23.2. Disability--Service Animal--Liability--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 20-13-23.4. Right to keep guide dog in rented or leased residence--Violation as misdemeanor.
- § 20-13-23.7. Good faith efforts made to accommodate disabled persons.
- § 20-13-24. Public services--Unfair or discriminatory practices.
- § 20-13-25. Advertising public accommodations or services--Unfair or discriminatory practices.
- § 20-13-26. Concealing, aiding, compelling, or inducing unlawful discrimination--Threats or reprisals.
- § 20-13-27. Regulations for enforcement of chapter.
- § 20-13-28. Complaints acted upon by division.
- § 20-13-28.1. Dismissal of charge if investigation shows no probable cause.
- § 20-13-29. Charge filed with division--Requirements--Contents--Public officials may file charge.
- § 20-13-30. Charge by employer or organization against employees or members.
- § 20-13-31. Time for filing charge.
- § 20-13-32. Service of charge--Investigation--Conference or conciliation to eliminate practice.
- § 20-13-32.2. Investigative materials confidential--Access to material by parties following determination.
- § 20-13-34. Notice to respondent to answer charge--Time for answer.
- § 20-13-35. Notice to answer charge after investigating official's report--Time for hearing--Hearing examiner--Right to transfer matter to circuit court.
- § 20-13-35.1. Right to proceed by civil action in lieu of hearing--Forms of relief available.
- § 20-13-36. Administration of oaths--Depositions.
- § 20-13-37. Evidence rules inapplicable at hearings--Cross-examination--Burden of proof--Preservation of testimony.
- § 20-13-38. Presentation of case--Investigating official's participation limited.
- § 20-13-39. Respondent's answer and appearance at hearing--Charging party's intervention.
- § 20-13-40. Amendment of charge or answer.
- § 20-13-41. Proceedings on default by respondent.
- § 20-13-42. Finding of discriminatory or unfair practice--Cease and desist order--Affirmative action required.
- § 20-13-43. Finding of no discriminatory or unfair practice--Dismissal of charge.
- § 20-13-44. Majority of commission required for final orders.
- § 20-13-45. Procedural rules.
- § 20-13-46. Rules governed by general law on administrative rules.
- § 20-13-47. Judicial review of commission--court order for enforcement of order.
- § 20-13-52. Commission's appearance by attorney--Supervision--Exception in action against governmental agency.
- § 20-13-54. Broad construction of chapter.
- § 20-13-55. Severability of provisions.
- § 20-13-56. Citation of chapter.
- § 20-13-57. Antisemitism--Consideration by Division--Definition--Applicability.
- § 20-13-58. Public changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms--Definitions.
- § 20-13-59. Public changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms--Designation required--Exclusion.
- § 20-13-60. Public changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms--Use restricted--Reasonable efforts required.
- § 20-13-61. Public changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms--Exceptions to use restriction.
- § 20-13-62. Public changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms--Private causes of action--Limitation--Attorney’s fees.
- § 20-13-63. Public changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms--Immunity for compliance--State legal defense.
- § 20-15-1. Definitions.
- § 20-15-2. Notice--Civil Action.
- § 20-15-3. Notice--Form.
- § 20-15-4. Notice--Response.
- § 20-15-5. Remedy--Civil Action.
- § 20-15-6. Attorney's Fees--Exemption.
- § 20-15-7. Aggrieved Party--Attorney's Fees.