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§ 16-2-58.2 Commission on equal access to our courts surcharge for answer or responsive pleading in proceedings not subject to § 16-2-58.1.

SD Codified L § 16-2-58.2 (2019) (N/A)
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16-2-58.2. Commission on equal access to our courts surcharge for answer or responsive pleading in proceedings not subject to § 16-2-58.1. For the answer or initial responsive pleading in circuit court proceedings not subject to § 16-2-58.1, the clerk of courts shall collect the sum of twenty-five dollars as a commission on equal access to our courts surcharge. The surcharge shall be collected by the clerk in the manner in which other fees are collected. No responsive surcharge may be collected in any civil action or proceeding wherein the responding party is the state, county, a municipality, or a school district, or if the responding party is receiving assistance benefits under title 28. The responsive surcharge may be waived pursuant to the provisions of §§ 16-2-29.2 and 16-2-29.3.

Source: SL 2017, ch 91, § 3.

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