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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 15-12-20 - Definition of terms."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 15-12-20 - Definition of terms."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=15-12-20"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-12-20" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082638SENU">15-12-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082638SENU">. </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082638CL">Definition of terms. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">Terms, as used in §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-12-20" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">15-12-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-12-37" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">15-12-37</span></a><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Action," any action or special proceeding in the trial court, whether civil or criminal or quasi</span><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont-000000">-</span><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">criminal;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638StatuteNumber1"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Canon" or "Canons," the canons set forth in the South Dakota Code of Judicial Conduct appearing as an appendix to chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-2" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">16-2</span></a><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    "Judge," a judge of the circuit court or a retired justice or judge acting pursuant to appointment by the Chief Justice;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    "Magistrate," both magistrate judges and nonlaw</span><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont-000000">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">trained magistrates as defined by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-12A-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">16-12A-1.1</span></a><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    "Party," any party within the meaning of the rules of civil or criminal procedure and the statutes of this state.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082638000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082638NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082638DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s2082638SCL">Supreme Court Rule No. 75-5, § 1; SL 2021, ch 86, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>