FOR AN ACT ENTITLED, An Act  to provide a civil cause of action for barratry and to institute a procedure for the assertion of a claim of barratry.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  Barratry is the assertion of a frivolous or malicious claim or defense by a party in a civil action under Title 15. Barratry constitutes a cause of action which may be asserted by filing a pleading in the same civil action in which the claim of barratry arises or in a subsequent action. A claim of barratry shall be determined in the same manner as any other substantive cause of action asserted in that civil action.

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BILL HISTORY
2/4/97 First read in House and referred to State Affairs.   H.J.   298
2/14/97 Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date.
2/14/97 State Affairs Do Pass, Passed, AYES 11, NAYS 2.   H.J.   482
2/15/97 House of Representatives Deferred to another day.   H.J.   522
2/18/97 House of Representatives Deferred to another day.   H.J.   553
2/19/97 Motion to Amend, Passed.   H.J.   578
2/19/97 House of Representatives Do Pass Amended, Passed, AYES 50, NAYS 17.   H.J.   578
2/20/97 First read in Senate and referred to State Affairs.   S.J.   573
2/24/97 Scheduled for Committee hearing on this date.
2/24/97 State Affairs Do Pass Amended, Passed, AYES 9, NAYS 0.   S.J.   594
2/26/97 Senate Do Pass Amended, Passed, AYES 34, NAYS 0.   S.J.   665
2/28/97 House of Representatives failed to concur, appoint Conference Committee.   H.J.   781
3/6/97 Senate Conference committee report adopted Passed, AYES 33, NAYS 1.
3/6/97 House of Representatives Conference committee report adopted Passed, AYES 67, NAYS 2.