<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 15-5-3 - Venue of actions on life, health and accident insurance policies. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043375Normal { 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.s2043375SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043375CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043375Normal-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.s2043375DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043375000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043375SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043375SCL-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="s2043375Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-5-3"><span class="s2043375SENU">15-5-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043375SENU">. </span><span class="s2043375CL">Venue of actions on life, health and accident insurance policies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043375Normal-000000"><span class="s2043375DefaultParagraphFont">Actions on a life, health, or accident insurance policy issued by a company organized under the laws of this state shall be tried in the county where the insured resided at the time a liability is alleged to have accrued under the policy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043375Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043375000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043375Normal"><span class="s2043375SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043375SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 33.0302; SL 1943, ch 123.</span></p></div></body></html>