<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 21-10-16 - Costs taxable to plaintiff on finding of no reasonable ground. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2045908Normal { 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.s2045908SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045908CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2045908Normal-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.s2045908DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045908000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045908SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2045908SCL-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="s2045908Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-10-16"><span class="s2045908SENU">21-10-16</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045908SENU">. </span><span class="s2045908CL">Costs taxable to plaintiff on finding of no reasonable ground.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045908Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045908DefaultParagraphFont">If an action pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-10-11"><span class="s2045908DefaultParagraphFont">21-10-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045908DefaultParagraphFont"> is brought by a citizen, and the court finds there was no reasonable ground or cause for said action, the costs may be taxed to such citizen.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045908Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045908000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2045908Normal"><span class="s2045908SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2045908SCL-000002"> SL 1913, ch 123, § 3; RC 1919, § 2080; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 37.4803.</span></p></div></body></html>