<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 58-5C-1 - Definition of terms. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2074264Normal { 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.s2074264SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074264CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2074264Normal-000000 { 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.s2074264DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2074264Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; 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.s2074264000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074264SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2074264SCL-000003 { 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="s2074264Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-5C-1"><span class="s2074264SENU">58-5C-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074264SENU">. </span><span class="s2074264CL">Definition of terms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074264Normal-000000"><span class="s2074264DefaultParagraphFont">Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074264Normal-000001"><span class="s2074264DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    "Director," the director of insurance;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074264Normal-000001"><span class="s2074264DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    "Legal malpractice insurance," insurance coverage against the legal liability of the insured and against loss, damage, or expense incident to a claim arising out of an error, omission, negligence, or malpractice in the rendering of professional service by any licensed attorney, his agents, or employees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074264Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074264000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2074264Normal"><span class="s2074264SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2074264SCL-000003"> SL 1977, ch 405, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>