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SB 246 revise certain provisions regarding the service...

        
AN ACT

        ENTITLED, An Act to  revise certain provisions regarding the service of a summons.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
     Section  1.  That §   15-6-4(c) be amended to read as follows:
     15-6-4(c).   The summons may be served by the sheriff or a constable of the county or other comparable political subdivision where the defendant may be found, or in the District of Columbia by the United States marshal or a deputy, or by any other person not a party to the action who at the time of making such service is an elector of any state. If the defendant to be served is an Indian residing in Indian country, the summons may be served by a person not a party to the action who at the time of making such service is an elector of any state. The service shall be made and the summons returned with proof of the service, with all reasonable diligence, to the plaintiff's attorney, if any, otherwise to the plaintiff. The plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney may by endorsement on the summons fix a time for the service thereof, and the service shall be made accordingly.
An Act to revise certain provisions regarding the service of a summons.

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I certify that the attached Act originated in the

SENATE as Bill No. 246

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Secretary of the Senate
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President of the Senate

Attest:

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Secretary of the Senate

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Speaker of the House

Attest:

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Chief Clerk

Senate Bill No. 246
File No. ____
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Received at this Executive Office this _____ day of _____________ ,

19____ at ____________ M.


By _________________________
for the Governor
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The attached Act is hereby approved this ________ day of ______________ , A.D., 19___

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Governor
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
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Office of the Secretary of State

Filed ____________ , 19___
at _________ o'clock __ M.

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Secretary of State

By _________________________
Asst. Secretary of State