Section 2-16-14 – Code as continuation of prior law.
2-16-14. Code as continuation of prior law. The provisions of this code, so far as they are the same as those of existing laws, shall be construed as a continuation of those laws and not as new enactments. Source: SL 1970, ch 17, §3.
Section 2-16-15 – Invalid laws not validated by codification.
2-16-15. Invalid laws not validated by codification. No provision of the code enacted by §2-16-13, as to which any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, has been commenced prior to July 1, 2022, to determine whether or not such provision was constitutionally enacted, is validated by the enactment of this code. The enactment of the […]
Section 2-16-5.2 – Assistance, space, and facilities for commission.
2-16-5.2. Assistance, space, and facilities for commission. The director of the State Legislative Research Council and the code counsel are hereby charged with the duty of assisting the Code Commission within such limitations as it may prescribe and to provide space for its supplies and to make available the facilities of the council for its […]
Section 2-16-16 – Statutes enacted at latest legislative session prevail over code–Citation of codified laws.
2-16-16. Statutes enacted at latest legislative session prevail over code–Citation of codified laws. All statutes, other than this code, enacted at the 2022 session of the Legislature shall be deemed to have been enacted subsequently to the enactment of this code. If any statute repeals, amends, contravenes, or is inconsistent with the provisions of this […]
Section 2-16-6 – Supplements and reprinted volumes to be provided for–Contents.
2-16-6. Supplements and reprinted volumes to be provided for–Contents. The Code Commission shall: (1)Provide for supplements to, and reprinted volumes of, the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13; (2)Determine the contents of the code supplements and reprinted volumes which shall include but not be limited to: (a)The United States Constitution; (b)The South Dakota Constitution; (c)The […]
Section 2-16-17 – Official copy of code of laws–Certification.
2-16-17. Official copy of code of laws–Certification. A copy of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 shall be kept in the Office of the Secretary of State, to which copy that officer shall affix a certificate, under her hand and the seal of the state, that the laws therein contained are the statute laws […]
Section 2-16-7 – Specifications, advertising and award of contract for publication.
2-16-7. Specifications, advertising and award of contract for publication. Notwithstanding chapters 5-18A and 5-18D, the South Dakota Code Commission may draft specifications for material authorized for publication by §2-16-6 and advertise for and accept bids from editorial, printing, and publishing companies for production of all material authorized by this chapter. The advertisement for bids shall […]
Section 2-16-18 – Citation of code.
2-16-18. Citation of code. The code enacted into law by §2-16-13, and as hereafter amended and supplemented and printed and published pursuant to law, shall be known as the South Dakota Codified Laws and may be cited as “SDCL” followed by the number of the title, chapter, or section, as appropriate. Source: SL 1970, ch […]
Section 2-16-7.1 – Continuation of contract with publisher of code.
2-16-7.1. Continuation of contract with publisher of code. The Code Commission may continue the contract for the publication of the South Dakota Codified Laws with West, a Thomson Reuters Business and its successors in interest. The Code Commission may contract with that publisher or other publishers, editorial services and printers for continuing editorial work and […]
Section 2-16-19 – Publication of code on computer media.
2-16-19. Publication of code on computer media. The Code Commission may publish and sell, or contract with the publisher of the printed code, or others, exclusively or not exclusively, for the publication and sale of, with or without compensation, the South Dakota Codified Laws on media which can be read by data processing equipment, including […]