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2024 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 2 - Legislature and Statutes
Chapter 14 - Construction And Effect Of Statutes
- Section 2-14-1 - Words used in ordinary sense.
- Section 2-14-2 - Definition of terms used in code.
- Section 2-14-2.1 - Definition of shall.
- Section 2-14-3 - Printing not sufficient to seal note.
- Section 2-14-4 - Application of statutory definitions.
- Section 2-14-5 - Gender of words.
- Section 2-14-6 - Singular and plural words.
- Section 2-14-7 - Tense of verbs.
- Section 2-14-8 - Punctuation not controlling.
- Section 2-14-9 - Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute.
- Section 2-14-10 - Source notes not a legislative expression.
- Section 2-14-11 - Arrangement of laws in code.
- Section 2-14-12 - Statutes in derogation of common law--Liberal construction.
- Section 2-14-13 - Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws.
- Section 2-14-14 - Computation of time in statutes.
- Section 2-14-15 - Majority exercising joint authority.
- Section 2-14-16 - Effective date of legislative acts.
- Section 2-14-16.1 - Two or more amendments of same section at same session--Reconciliation.
- Section 2-14-16.2 - Two or more initiated measures or constitutional amendments approved at same election--Reconciliation.
- Section 2-14-17 - Effect of repeal of act legalizing prior act.
- Section 2-14-18 - Penalties and liabilities surviving repeal of act.
- Section 2-14-19 - Revival not implied by repeal of repealer.
- Section 2-14-20 - Omitted.
- Section 2-14-21 - Code not retroactive.
- Section 2-14-22 - Transferred to §2-16-16.
- Section 2-14-23 - Repeal of acts prior to code--Saving clauses.
- Section 2-14-24 - Actions pending and rights accrued before code.
- Section 2-14-25 - Limitation periods beginning before code.
- Section 2-14-26 - Corporations organized before code.
- Section 2-14-27 - Rights vested and obligations existing before code.
- Section 2-14-28 - Public officers in office before code.
- Section 2-14-29 - Subdivision boundaries existing before code.
- Section 2-14-30 - Ordinances and regulations adopted before code.
- Section 2-14-31 - Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code.
- Section 2-14-32 - Chapter applied to Codified Laws and code.
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