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expressly provided, all general statutes duly enacted prior to the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 and not previously repealed are repealed and superseded by the provisions of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13, but such repeal shall not in any case affect […]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 2-14-27 – Rights vested and obligations existing before code.
2-14-27. Rights vested and obligations existing before code. Nothing in the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 shall be so construed as to impair any vested right or valid obligation existing when it took effect. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (19).
Section 2-14-28 – Public officers in office before code.
2-14-28. Public officers in office before code. Except where a different intention plainly appears, the public officers in office when the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect continue in office until the expiration of the term for which they were elected or appointed unless sooner removed as provided by law. Source: SDC 1939, […]
Section 2-14-29 – Subdivision boundaries existing before code.
2-14-29. Subdivision boundaries existing before code. The boundaries of every county, municipality, school district, and other local subdivision continue as established when the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect until changed in the manner provided therein. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (21); SL 1992, ch 60, §2.
Section 2-14-30 – Ordinances and regulations adopted before code.
2-14-30. Ordinances and regulations adopted before code. Every ordinance, bylaw, rule, and regulation adopted by any municipality, civil township, court, board, commission, or public officer, not inconsistent with the provisions of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13, in force when it took effect continues in force until repealed or amended in the manner provided […]
Section 2-14-31 – Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code.
2-14-31. Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code. If when the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 took effect any action or proceeding, properly commenced, was pending before any court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer, of which such court, tribunal, board, commission, or public officer does not have jurisdiction under the provisions of […]