<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 2-9-1 - Composition and functions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eNormal { 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.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eStatute { 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.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9e000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eSCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 2-9-1 - Composition and functions."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 2-9-1 - Composition and functions."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/2-9-1"><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="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-9-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eSENU">2-9-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eSENU">. </span><span class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eCL">Composition and functions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eStatute"><span class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eDefaultParagraphFont">The Legislative Research Council shall continue and shall consist of all members of the South Dakota Legislature. The Legislative Research Council may consider legislative policies between sessions of the Legislature.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9e000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s30159d7bdb4846fc90f38ddc73d66e9eSCL">SL 1951, ch 286, § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.05A01; SL 2025, ch 19, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 2-9-1 - Composition and functions.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898Normal { 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.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898Statute { 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.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898StatuteNumber1 { margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; 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.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898SCL { 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 2-9-1.1 - Annual report--Judicial opinions."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 2-9-1.1 - Annual report--Judicial opinions."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/2-9-1.1"><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="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=2-9-1.1" rel="noopener"><span class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898SENU">2-9-1.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898SENU">. </span><span class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898CL">Annual report--Judicial opinions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898Statute"><span class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898DefaultParagraphFont">The Legislative Research Council shall prepare an annual report regarding any opinion of the South Dakota Supreme Court or a federal court issued in the preceding year, which recommends any change or notes any deficiency or ambiguity in a statute. The report may include recommendations for corrective action if the director of the Legislative Research Council determines that an opinion:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898StatuteNumber1"><span class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    May be adverse to what was intended by the Legislature; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898StatuteNumber1"><span class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Has identified an area appropriate for legislative action.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="scc17b4dbcb724946b3ffbeb44f2fe898SCL">SL 1982, ch 26, § 2; SL 1990, ch 28, § 2; SL 2025, ch 20, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>