South Dakota § 15-6-5(i) - Service of discovery requests by electronic mail or portable storage media device--Costs.
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§ 15-6-5(i). Service of discovery requests by electronic mail or portable storage media device--Costs.
Any party or attorney serving discovery requests pursuant to § 15-6-31, § 15-6-33, § 15-6-34 or § 15-6-36 shall also, upon receipt of a written request, serve those items on the opposing party or attorney by electronic mail or on a portable storage media device. Failure to comply with such a request shall not make service invalid or extend the time to file a response, but the court shall order payment of the actual costs of reproducing the item and may award such other terms as it deems proper under § 15-6-37 unless good cause for failure to comply with the request is shown.
Source: SL 2004, ch 328 (Supreme Court Rule 04-01), eff. July 1, 2004; SL 2023, ch 213 (Supreme Court Rule 22-12), eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-6-5(i) ("Service of discovery requests by electronic mail or portable storage media device--Costs.") 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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