22-24A-14. Civil action stayed pending completion of criminal action–Statute of limitations tolled.
On motion by a governmental agency involved in an investigation or prosecution, any civil action brought under §§22-19A-1, 22-24A-1 to 22-24A-20, inclusive, 22-24B-1, 23A-27-14.1, and 43-43B-1 to 43-43B-3, inclusive, shall be stayed until the completion of the criminal investigation or prosecution that gave rise to the motion for a stay of the action. The statute of limitations as provided in §22-24A-13 shall be tolled for the time any such stay is in effect.
Source: SL 2002, ch 109, §21; SDCL, §22-22-24.14; SL 2005, ch 120, §407.