<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 15-26A-5 - Affidavit of indigency in lieu of filing fee. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044188Normal { 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.s2044188SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044188CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044188Normal-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.s2044188DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044188000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044188SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044188SCL-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="s2044188Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-26A-5"><span class="s2044188SENU">15-26A-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044188SENU">. </span><span class="s2044188CL">Affidavit of indigency in lieu of filing fee.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044188Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044188DefaultParagraphFont">In lieu of the filing fees provided for in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-26A-4"><span class="s2044188DefaultParagraphFont">15-26A-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044188DefaultParagraphFont">, appellant may file an affidavit of indigency which may be contested as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-26A-35"><span class="s2044188DefaultParagraphFont">15-26A-35</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044188DefaultParagraphFont"> for the exception to personal surety.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044188Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044188000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044188Normal"><span class="s2044188SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044188SCL-000002"> Supreme Court Rule 79-1, Rule 7 (3); SDCL Supp, § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-26A-13"><span class="s2044188SCL-000002">15-26A-13</span></a><span class="s2044188SCL-000002">; Supreme Court Rule 82-1.</span></p></div></body></html>