South Dakota § 15-6-77(b) - Trials and hearings--Orders in chambers.
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§ 15-6-77(b). Trials and hearings--Orders in chambers.
All trials upon the merits shall be conducted in open court and so far as convenient in a regular courtroom. All other acts or proceedings may be done or conducted by a judge in chambers, without the attendance of the clerk or other court officials and at any place either within or without the circuit; but no hearing, other than one ex parte, shall be conducted outside the circuit without the consent of all parties affected thereby.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1401; SD RCP, Rule 77 (b), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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