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§ 15-26A-87.3 Motion for attorney fees--Contents, form, and filing of motion.

SD Codified L § 15-26A-87.3 (2019) (N/A)
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15-26A-87.3. Motion for attorney fees--Contents, form, and filing of motion. A motion for appellate attorney fees in actions where such fees may be allowable must comply with the following requirements:

(1) The motion must be accompanied by a verified, itemized statement of legal services rendered, said statement to be exclusive of costs allowable under § 15-30-6;

(2) The motion must be served and filed prior to submission of the action on its merits; and

(3) An original and fifteen copies of the motion and itemized statement, together with proof of service thereof, must be submitted for filing.

Consideration of a motion for attorney fees will be held in abeyance until such time as the action is considered on its merits.

Source: SL 1996, ch 317.

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