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South-Dakota
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Title 2 - Legislature and S...
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Chapter 14 - Construction and Effect of Statutes.
Chapter 14 - Construction and Effect of Statutes.
§ 2-14-1 Words used in ordinary sense.
§ 2-14-2 Definition of terms used in code.
§ 2-14-2.1 Definition of term "shall".
§ 2-14-3 Printing not sufficient to seal note.
§ 2-14-4 Application of statutory definitions.
§ 2-14-5 Gender of words.
§ 2-14-6 Singular and plural words.
§ 2-14-7 Tense of verbs.
§ 2-14-8 Punctuation not controlling.
§ 2-14-9 Source notes, cross-references and titles not part of statute.
§ 2-14-10 Source notes not a legislative expression.
§ 2-14-11 Arrangement of laws in code.
§ 2-14-12 Statutes in derogation of common law--Liberal construction.
§ 2-14-13 Uniformity of interpretation of uniform laws.
§ 2-14-14 Computation of time in statutes.
§ 2-14-15 Majority exercising joint authority.
§ 2-14-16 Effective date of legislative acts .
§ 2-14-16.1 Two or more amendments of same section at same session--Reconciliation.
§ 2-14-16.2 Two or more initiated measures or constitutional amendments approved at same election--Reconciliation.
§ 2-14-17 Effect of repeal of act legalizing prior act.
§ 2-14-18 Penalties and liabilities surviving repeal of act.
§ 2-14-19 Revival not implied by repeal of repealer.
§ 2-14-21 Code not retroactive.
§ 2-14-22 Transferred.
§ 2-14-23 Repeal of acts prior to code--Saving clauses.
§ 2-14-24 Actions pending and rights accrued before code.
§ 2-14-25 Limitation periods beginning before code.
§ 2-14-26 Corporations organized before code.
§ 2-14-27 Rights vested and obligations existing before code.
§ 2-14-28 Public officers in office before code.
§ 2-14-29 Subdivision boundaries existing before code.
§ 2-14-30 Ordinances and regulations adopted before code.
§ 2-14-31 Transfer of proceedings pending at time of code.
§ 2-14-32 Chapter applied to Codified Laws and code.