<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 15-6-5(a) - Service--When required.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bNormal-000000 { margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; background: #FFFFFF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bDefaultParagraphFont { color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276b000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bDefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 15-6-5(a) - Service--When required."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 15-6-5(a) - Service--When required."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=15-6-5(a)"><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="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=15-6-5(a)" rel="noopener"><span class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bSENU">15-6-5(a)</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bSENU">. </span><span class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bCL">Service--When required.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bNormal-000000"><span class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bDefaultParagraphFont">Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every order required by its terms to be served, every pleading subsequent to the original complaint unless the court otherwise orders because of numerous defendants, every written motion other than one which may be heard ex parte, and every written brief, notice, appearance, demand, offer of judgment, and similar paper shall be served upon each of the parties. No service need be made on parties in default for failure to appear except that pleadings asserting new or additional claims for relief against them shall be served upon them in the manner provided for service of summons in § 15-6-4.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276b000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bDefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s4e941b1a5bb94ce593469fa105a7276bSCL">SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 33.0819; SD RCP, Rule 5 (a), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order Mar. 29, 1966, eff. July 1, 1966; SL 2004, ch 328 (Supreme Court Rule 04-01), eff. July 1, 2004; SL 2021, ch 253 (Supreme Court Rule 21-01), eff. Feb. 23, 2021; SL 2023, ch 213 (Supreme Court Rule 22-12), eff. Jan. 1, 2023.</span></p></div></body></html>