South Dakota § 21-25B-6 - Institution of claim--Written statement and receipt--Contents of statement.
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§ 21-25B-6. Institution of claim--Written statement and receipt--Contents of statement.
A claimant shall institute his claim by filing a written statement of his case with the presiding judge of the circuit court in which the controversy occurred along with a receipt showing that the one hundred dollars has been paid to the health care services arbitration account. These statements may be informal in nature but shall set forth the pertinent facts and claims upon which responsibility or lack of responsibility is alleged, and shall specify all injuries for which the defendant is alleged to be responsible. The statement shall also set forth the amount of damages claimed by the claimant, including loss of wages and payments for medical expenditures.
Source: SL 1976, ch 155, § 19.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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