<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 10-38-33.2 - Supreme Court may award attorney fees against unsuccessful appellant--Exemption if appellant is state. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2038467Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2038467SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2038467CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2038467Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2038467DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2038467000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2038467SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2038467SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2038467Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=10-38-33.2"><span class="s2038467SENU">10-38-33.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038467SENU">. </span><span class="s2038467CL">Supreme Court may award attorney fees against unsuccessful appellant--Exemption if appellant is state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2038467Normal-000000"><span class="s2038467DefaultParagraphFont">On motion, the Supreme Court may award reasonable attorneys' fees in an action brought to the Supreme Court pursuant to this chapter against any appellant relative to the assessment, allocation, equalization, or distribution of property if the appellant does not prevail in its appeal of the property assessment, allocation, equalization, or distribution. The motion shall be accompanied by counsel's verified itemized statement of costs incurred and legal services rendered. No award for attorney's fees may be made for or against the State of South Dakota in the Supreme Court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2038467Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038467000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2038467Normal"><span class="s2038467SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2038467SCL-000002"> SL 1999, ch 48, § 4.</span></p></div></body></html>