<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 21-35-22 - Defendant's expenses paid by plaintiff on dismissal. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2046427Normal { 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.s2046427SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046427CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2046427Normal-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.s2046427DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046427000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046427SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2046427SCL-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="s2046427Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-35-22"><span class="s2046427SENU">21-35-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046427SENU">. </span><span class="s2046427CL">Defendant's expenses paid by plaintiff on dismissal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046427Normal-000000"><span class="s2046427DefaultParagraphFont">If any eminent domain proceedings are commenced to take or damage any private property for public use within this state and are thereafter dismissed with or without prejudice, the plaintiff seeking to be condemnor is liable for and shall pay to the defendant all court costs, expenses and fees, including reasonable attorney fees, as are determined by the court having jurisdiction over the proceedings.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046427Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046427000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2046427Normal"><span class="s2046427SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2046427SCL-000002"> SL 1983, ch 170, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>