STATE STATUTES & CODES

SOUTH DAKOTA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 09 - Liability For Torts

• Section 20-9-1 - Responsibility for injury by willful act or negligence--Contributory negligence.
• Section 20-9-1.1 - Loss of chance doctrine abrogated.
• Section 20-9-1.2 - Other rules and principles not affected.
• Section 20-9-2 - Comparative negligence--Reduction of damages.
• Section 20-9-3 - Licensed medical practitioners immune from liability for emergency care.
• Section 20-9-4 - Immunity of medical practitioner licensed in another state--Acts not deemedprofessional practice.
• Section 20-9-4.1 - General immunity from liability for emergency care--Exceptions.
• Section 20-9-4.2 - Physician treating minor without consent of parent or guardian--Immunity fromliability--Treatments excepted.
• Section 20-9-4.3 - Definition of terms.
• Section 20-9-4.4 - Civil immunity for emergency use or nonuse of AED.
• Section 20-9-4.5 - Repealed.
• Section 20-9-4.6 - AED trainer immunity.
• Section 20-9-4.7 - Repealed.
• Section 20-9-4.8 - Immunity inapplicable in event of negligence or misconduct.
• Sections 20-9-4.9, Over-the-counter - AED--Application of chapter--Immunity from civil liability--Exception
• Section 20-9-5 - Repealed.
• Section 20-9-6 - Right to protection from bodily harm, insult, or injury to personal relations.
• Section 20-9-6.1 - Claim of barratry.
• Section 20-9-7 - Abduction, enticement and seduction forbidden by rights of personal relation.
• Section 20-9-8 - Right to use force in defense of persons or property.
• Section 20-9-9 - Product's dealers and sellers immune from strict liability except for manufacturersor those who knew of defect--Other causes of action against seller not limited.
• Section 20-9-10 - Product's manufacturer, assembler, or seller immune from strict liability for injurycaused by certain alterations or modifications.
• Section 20-9-10.1 - State of the art defense in product liability actions.
• Section 20-9-11 - Landowners excluded from liability for injuries suffered by trespassers on floodedland--Exception.
• Section 20-9-12 - Definition of terms.
• Section 20-9-13 - Landowner not obligated to keep land safe for outdoor recreation or agritourism orto give warning--Exception.
• Section 20-9-14 - Landowner liability for invitation to use property for outdoor recreation oragritourism--Exception.
• Section 20-9-15 - Landowner liability for land leased to state or its political subdivisions for outdoorrecreation or agritourism.
• Section 20-9-16 - Landowner liability for gross negligence or injury suffered where considerationcharged or law violated.
• Section 20-9-17 - Liability for injury to persons or property or failure to exercise care in use of land foroutdoor recreation or agritourism.
• Section 20-9-18 - Doctrine of attractive nuisance not affected.
• Section 20-9-19 - Definition of terms as to political subdivisions.
• Section 20-9-20 - Political subdivisions and employees not obligated to keep land safe for entry or use--Exceptions.
• Sections 20-9-21, 20-9-22 - Liability of political subdivision or employees for invitational or permissive use of land. Limits of political subdivision's liability
• Section 20-9-23 - Effect of §§ 20-9-19 to 20-9-23 on attractive nuisance or other legal doctrines.
• Section 20-9-24 - Definition of terms as to state.
• Section 20-9-25 - State's duty of care to keep land safe and to warn of dangers on land used for outdoorrecreational purposes.
• Section 20-9-26 - Liability of state, its agencies, and employees for invitational or permissive use ofland.
• Section 20-9-27 - Limits of state's liability.
• Section 20-9-28 - Effect of §§ 20-9-24 to 20-9-28 on attractive nuisance or other legal doctrines.
• Section 20-9-29 - Definitions.
• Section 20-9-30 - Livestock owners--Control by another person.
• Section 20-9-31 - Livestock--Contract--Facilities.
• Section 20-9-32 - Civil cause of action for malicious intimidation or harassment--Damages.
• Section 20-9-33 - Civil liability for counterfeit lien.
• Section 20-9-34 - Civil liability for harassment by threat of fraudulent legal proceedings or liens.
• Section 20-9-35 - Civil liability for impersonating a judicial official.
• Section 20-9-36 - Definitions related to asbestos claims.
• Section 20-9-37 - Asbestos claim defined.
• Section 20-9-38 - Successor asbestos-related liabilities defined.
• Section 20-9-39 - Limitation on cumulative successor asbestos-related liabilities.
• Section 20-9-40 - Limitation where transferor assumed or incurred liabilities of prior transferor.
• Section 20-9-41 - Total gross assets defined--Determination of fair market value.
• Section 20-9-42 - Adjustment of fair market value of total gross assets.