Section 15-6-12(d) - Preliminary hearings. - South Dakota Statutes

15-6-12(d). Preliminary hearings. The defenses specifically enumerated in subdivisions 15-6-12(b)(1) to (6), whether made in a pleading or by motion, and the motion for judgment mentioned in § 15-6-12(c) shall be heard and determined before trial on application of any party, unless the court orders that the hearing and determination thereof be deferred until the trial.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1002; SD RCP, Rule 12 (d), as adopted by Sup. Ct. Order March 29, 1966, effective July 1, 1966.