South Dakota § 16-3-5.2 - Notice request for Supreme Court rule proposal--Court discretion to decline to consider proposal.
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§ 16-3-5.2. Notice request for Supreme Court rule proposal--Court discretion to decline to consider proposal.
At the direction of the Supreme Court, the clerk of the Supreme Court shall issue a notice requesting any proposal for a new rule, amendment, or repeal of an existing rule pursuant to the Court’s rule making authority in S.D. Const., Art. V, § 12 to include but not limited to the administration of the courts, the number and composition of circuits and judges assigned to the circuits, to pleading, practice, or procedure, or to the admission, disbarment, discipline, and reinstatement of attorneys to the practice of law. The clerk shall post the notice at the Unified Judicial System’s website at ujs.sd.gov or at the State Bar of South Dakota’s website at statebarofsouthdakota.com, or such other posting as the Court may direct.
The notice must fix a time by which such proposal must be received in the office of the clerk to be considered by the Court.
The Court may, in its discretion, decline to consider any rule received pursuant to this section.
Source: SL 2025, ch 228 (Supreme Court Rule 25-09), eff. Mar. 5, 2025.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-3-5.2 ("Notice request for Supreme Court rule proposal--Court discretion to decline to consider proposal.") 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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