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South Dakota Research Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in South Dakota. Members of the Georgetown University community may seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• South Dakota Legal Research Guide (Dolores A. Jorgensen) KFS3075 .J67 1999

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Lexis: SD - LexisNexis South Dakota Constitution Annotated
• Internet: South Dakota Constitution (South Dakota Legislature)
  

Statutes/Code

• Print: South Dakota Codified Laws KFS3030 1967 .A23 (1968 - 2003), KFS3030 2004 .A24 (2004 - )
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: SD-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: SD - South Dakota Codified Laws, Constitution, Curt rules & ALS, Combined
• Internet:
  • South Dakota Codified Laws

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • Electronic:
    • LLMC Digital (1890 - 1987)
    • HeinOnline (1944 - )
  • Internet: Legislative Research Council (Includes full text of bills, bill histories and session laws; 1997 - Current)

Legislature

• South Dakota Legislature (same as the Legislative Research Council above)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Administrative Rules of South Dakota KFS3035 1978 .A25 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: SD-ADC
  • Lexis: SD - South Dakota Administrative Code
• Internet:
  • Administrative Rules of South Dakota (Includes South Dakota Register; 1998 - )

Agencies

• Office of the Governor
• State Departments and Agencies
• Office of the Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • LLMC Digital (1894 - 1968)
  • Lexis: SD Attorney General Opinions (1972 - )
  • Internet: Official Opinions (1968 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Northwestern reporter (1st series, 1879 - 1942) KF135 .N7, North western reporter. Second series (1942 - 1988) KF135 .N712, West's North western reporter. Second series (1988 - ) KF135 .N712, West's Dakota digest KFN8657 .D3 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2004)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: SD-CS (state cases) & SD-CS-ALL (state & federal cases)
  • Lexis: SD Supreme Court Cases from 1867 (state cases) & SD Federal & State Cases, Combined (state & federal cases)
• Internet: Supreme Court Opinions (1996 - )

Courts

• Unified Judicial System
• Supreme Court Rules

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• South Dakota Municipalities
• South Dakota Counties
• Municipal codes (select): Municode: South Dakota

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Great Plains Natural Resources Journal (1996 - 2010. Publication ceased)
  • Print: K7 .R293 (1996 - 2010)
  • Electronic versions (1996 - 2010)
• South Dakota Law Review
  • Print: K23 .O735 (1956 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions (1956 - )
    
• Newsletter, State Bar of South Dakota Association
  • Microform: K23 .O7352 Micro (1997 - )
    

ETHICS

• State Bar of South Dakota
• Ethics Opinions (selected opinions from 1980)
• Rules of Professional Conduct

GENERAL

• Internet:
  • South Dakota State Library
  • University of South Dakota McKusick Law Library
  • South Dakota Tax Forms
  • FindLaw: South Dakota
  • Internet Law Library: South Dakota
  • Law Library of Congress: South Dakota
  • Legal Information Institute: South Dakota

Updated 08/09 (RR)
Updated 08/10 (ET)
Updated 07/11 (ET)

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