Section 2-14-21 – Code not retroactive.
2-14-21. Code not retroactive. No part of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 shall be construed as retroactive unless such intention plainly appears. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (22).
Section 2-14-23 – Repeal of acts prior to code–Saving clauses.
2-14-23. Repeal of acts prior to code–Saving clauses. Except as otherwise expressly provided, all general statutes duly enacted prior to the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 and not previously repealed are repealed and superseded by the provisions of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13, but such repeal shall not in any case affect […]
Section 2-14-24 – Actions pending and rights accrued before code.
2-14-24. Actions pending and rights accrued before code. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, commenced before the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect and no right accrued are affected by its provisions, but the proceedings thereunder must conform to the requirements of such code as far as applicable. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 […]
Section 2-14-25 – Limitation periods beginning before code.
2-14-25. Limitation periods beginning before code. When a limitation or period of time prescribed in any existing statute for acquiring a right or barring a remedy or for any other purpose had begun to run before the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect and the same or any limitation was prescribed in such […]
Section 2-14-26 – Corporations organized before code.
2-14-26. Corporations organized before code. Nothing in the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 shall be so construed as to affect the incorporation of any public or private corporation lawfully incorporated when the code took effect, but such corporation is subject to the provisions thereof applicable thereto. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (18).
Section 2-14-11 – Arrangement of laws in code.
2-14-11. Arrangement of laws in code. Provisions contained in any title, part, or chapter of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 may be construed and considered in the light of such arrangement and such position in any case where such arrangement or such position tends to show the intended purpose and effect thereof. Source: […]
Section 2-14-12 – Statutes in derogation of common law–Liberal construction.
2-14-12. Statutes in derogation of common law–Liberal construction. The rule of the common law that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed has no application to the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13. Such code establishes the law of this state respecting the subjects to which it relates and its provisions and all […]
Section 2-14-13 – Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws.
2-14-13. Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws. Whenever a statute appears in the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 which, from its title, text, or source note, appears to be a uniform law, it shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which […]
Section 2-14-14 – Computation of time in statutes.
2-14-14. Computation of time in statutes. The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day and including the last, unless the last is a holiday and then it also is excluded. Fractions of a day are to be disregarded in computations which include more […]
Section 2-14-15 – Majority exercising joint authority.
2-14-15. Majority exercising joint authority. Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or other persons are construed as giving such authority to a majority of them unless it is otherwise expressed in the act giving the authority. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (12).