South Dakota § 15-17-37 - Prevailing party recovery--Taxation.

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§ 15-17-37. Prevailing party recovery--Taxation.

The prevailing party in a civil action or special proceeding may recover expenditures necessarily incurred in gathering and procuring evidence or bringing the matter to trial. Such expenditures include costs of telephonic hearings, costs of telephoto or fax charges, fees of witnesses, interpreter or translator expenditures not otherwise covered pursuant to § 15-17-37.1, officers, printers, service of process, filing, expenses from telephone calls, copying, costs of original and copies of transcripts and reporter's attendance fees, and court appointed experts. These expenditures are termed "disbursements" and are taxed pursuant to § 15-6-54(d).

Source: SL 1992, ch 148, § 2; SL 2021, ch 87, § 1.

Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 15-17-37 ("Prevailing party recovery--Taxation.") 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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