South Dakota § 46-10-3.3 - Defendants numbering one hundred or more--Commencement of action--Service.
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§ 46-10-3.3. Defendants numbering one hundred or more--Commencement of action--Service.
An action for general adjudication is commenced by the filing of a complaint in circuit court in any case in which the named defendants number one hundred or more. In such a case personal service of a summons and complaint is not required but may be made. If personal service is not made, the court shall order service to be made by the plaintiff on named defendants by mailing a court approved notice of the action by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The court shall order the plaintiff to obtain service on all unnamed defendants by publication of the notice for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in each of the counties within which interest in rights to use of the water and water rights may be affected by the adjudication. If there is no newspaper in one or more of the counties, then publication for the counties shall be in one or more newspapers published in the state, and of general circulation within the counties. If publication is in a daily newspaper, one insertion a week is sufficient.
Source: SL 1980, ch 305, § 8; SL 1987, ch 29, § 31; SL 2011, ch 165, § 284.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-10-3.3 ("Defendants numbering one hundred or more--Commencement of action--Service.") 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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