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2013 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 20 - PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Chapter 09 - Liability For Torts
- § 20-9-1 Responsibility for injury by willful act or negligence--Contributory negligence.
- § 20-9-1.1 Loss of chance doctrine abrogated.
- § 20-9-1.2 Other rules and principles not affected.
- § 20-9-2 Comparative negligence--Reduction of damages.
- § 20-9-3 Licensed medical practitioners immune from liability for emergency care.
- § 20-9-4 Immunity of medical practitioner licensed in another state--Acts not deemedprofessional practice.
- § 20-9-4.1 Immunity from liability for emergency care--Exception.
- § 20-9-4.2 Physician treating minor without consent of parent or guardian--Immunity fromliability--Treatments excepted.
- § 20-9-4.3 Definition of terms.
- § 20-9-4.4 Civil immunity for emergency use or nonuse of AED.
- § 20-9-4.5 Repealed.
- § 20-9-4.6 AED trainer immunity.
- § 20-9-4.7 Repealed.
- § 20-9-4.8 Immunity inapplicable in event of negligence or misconduct.
- § 20-9-4.9 Over-the-counter AED--Application of chapter--Immunity from civil liability--Exception.
- § 20-9-5 Repealed.
- § 20-9-6 Right to protection from bodily harm, insult, or injury to personal relations.
- § 20-9-6.1 Claim of barratry.
- § 20-9-7 Abduction, enticement and seduction forbidden by rights of personal relation.
- § 20-9-8 Right to use force in defense of persons or property.
- § 20-9-9 Product's dealers and sellers immune from strict liability except for manufacturersor those who knew of defect--Other causes of action against seller not limited.
- § 20-9-10 Product's manufacturer, assembler, or seller immune from strict liability for injurycaused by certain alterations or modifications.
- § 20-9-10.1 State of the art defense in product liability actions.
- § 20-9-11 Landowners, tenants, and lessees exempt from liability for injuries on flooded land--Exceptions.
- § 20-9-11.1 Trespasser defined.
- § 20-9-11.2 Person with possessory interest in land exempt from liability to trespasser--Exceptions.
- § 20-9-11.3 Person with possessory interest in land liable to trespasser for intentional injury.
- § 20-9-11.4 Person with possessory interest in land liable for injury to or death of young child forcertain artificial conditions on land.
- § 20-9-11.5 Person with possessory interest in land liable for injury to or death under certainconditions where trespassers consistently intrude upon limited area.
- § 20-9-11.6 Person with possessory interest in land liable for injury to or death of certain knowntrespassers.
- § 20-9-12 Definition of terms.
- § 20-9-13 Landowner not obligated to keep land safe for outdoor recreation or agritourism orto give warning--Exception.
- § 20-9-14 Landowner liability for invitation to use property for outdoor recreation oragritourism--Exception.
- § 20-9-15 Landowner liability for land leased to state or its political subdivisions for outdoorrecreation or agritourism.
- § 20-9-16 Landowner liability for gross negligence or injury suffered where considerationcharged or law violated.
- § 20-9-17 Liability for injury to persons or property or failure to exercise care in use of land foroutdoor recreation or agritourism.
- § 20-9-18 Doctrine of attractive nuisance not affected.
- § 20-9-19 Definition of terms as to political subdivisions.
- § 20-9-20 Political subdivisions and employees not obligated to keep land safe for entry or use--Exceptions.
- § 20-9-21 Liability of political subdivision or employees for invitational or permissive use ofland.
- § 20-9-22 Limits of political subdivision's liability.
- § 20-9-23 Effect of §§ 20-9-19 to 20-9-23 on attractive nuisance or other legal doctrines.
- § 20-9-24 Definition of terms as to state.
- § 20-9-25 State's duty of care to keep land safe and to warn of dangers on land used for outdoorrecreational purposes.
- § 20-9-26 Liability of state, its agencies, and employees for invitational or permissive use ofland.
- § 20-9-27 Limits of state's liability.
- § 20-9-28 Effect of §§ 20-9-24 to 20-9-28 on attractive nuisance or other legal doctrines.
- § 20-9-29 Definitions.
- § 20-9-30 Livestock owners--Control by another person.
- § 20-9-31 Livestock--Contract--Facilities.
- § 20-9-32 Civil cause of action for malicious intimidation or harassment--Damages.
- § 20-9-33 Civil liability for counterfeit lien.
- § 20-9-34 Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens.
- § 20-9-35 Civil liability for impersonating a judicial official.
- § 20-9-36 Definitions related to asbestos claims.
- § 20-9-37 Asbestos claim defined.
- § 20-9-38 Successor asbestos-related liabilities defined.
- § 20-9-39 Limitation on cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities.
- § 20-9-40 Limitation where transferor assumed or incurred liabilities of prior transferor.
- § 20-9-41 Total gross assets defined--Determination of fair market value.
- § 20-9-42 Adjustment of fair market value of total gross assets.
- § 20-9-43 Exclusions from limitation on cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities.
- § 20-9-44 Limitation of action for personal injury or death caused by negligence of directorsand officers of nonprofit fire, ambulance, or search and rescue entity or its employeesand volunteers.
- § 20-9-45 Immunity from liability for nonprofit fire, ambulance, or search and rescue entity andits volunteer officers and directors.
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