Section 2-14-16.1 – Two or more amendments of same section at same session–Reconciliation.
2-14-16.1. Two or more amendments of same section at same session–Reconciliation. If two or more acts amending the same section of the code of laws enacted by §2-16-13 are passed during a legislative session, each amendment shall be given effect, even if both acts have differing effective dates unless the amendments conflict or a contrary […]
Section 2-14-8 – Punctuation not controlling.
2-14-8. Punctuation not controlling. Punctuation shall not control or affect the construction of any provision when any construction based on such punctuation would not conform to the spirit and purpose of such provision. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (6).
Section 2-14-9 – Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute.
2-14-9. Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute. Source notes, cross-references, and titles whether designating entire titles, parts, chapters, sections, or subdivisions, constitute no part of any statute. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (3).
Section 2-14-10 – Source notes not a legislative expression.
2-14-10. Source notes not a legislative expression. Nothing contained in any source note shall be deemed as an expression by the Legislature as to the purpose, reason, scope, or effect of any section to which such source note relates. Source: SDC 1939, §65.0202 (4).
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).
Section 2-14-16 – Effective date of legislative acts.
2-14-16. Effective date of legislative acts. Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and statutes relating to vetoes and the referendum, an act of the Legislature which does not prescribe when it shall take effect, if passed at a regular session, takes effect on the first day of July after its passage and if passed […]