<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 15-6-4(e) - Service by leaving copy with resident of defendant's dwelling. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2043408Normal { 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.s2043408SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043408CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2043408Normal-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.s2043408DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043408000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043408SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2043408SCL-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="s2043408Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043408SENU">15-6-4(e). </span><span class="s2043408CL">Service by leaving copy with resident of defendant's dwelling.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043408Normal-000000"><span class="s2043408DefaultParagraphFont">Service in the following manner shall also constitute personal service. If the defendant cannot be found conveniently, service may be made by leaving a copy at the defendant's dwelling with someone over the age of fourteen years who resides there.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043408Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043408000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2043408Normal"><span class="s2043408SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2043408SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 33.0808; SD RCP, Rule 4 (e), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, eff. July 1, 1966; SL 2005, ch 288 (Supreme Court Rule 05-02), eff. Feb. 25, 2005; SL 2016, ch 237 (Supreme Court Rule </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=15-15"><span class="s2043408SCL-000002">15-15</span></a><span class="s2043408SCL-000002">), eff. Jan. 1, 2016.</span></p></div></body></html>