South Dakota § 15-6-51(a) - Instructions to jury--Requests.
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§ 15-6-51(a). Instructions to jury--Requests.
(1) A party may, at the close of the evidence or at an earlier reasonable time that the court directs, file and furnish to every other party written requests that the court instruct the jury on the law as set forth in the requests.
(2) After the close of the evidence, a party may:
(A) File requests for instructions on issues that could not reasonably have been anticipated at an earlier time for requests set under subdivision 15-6-51(a)(1); and
(B) With the court's permission file untimely requests for instructions on any issue.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§ 33.1317, 33.1325; SD RCP, Rule 51 (a), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966; SL 1993, ch 388 ( Supreme Court Rule 93-5); SL 1999, ch 268; SL 2006, ch 322 (Supreme Court Rule 06-48), eff. July 1, 2006.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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