CHAPTER 308

SCR 06-76

SUPREME COURT RULES AND ORDERS


IN THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

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IN THE MATTER OF THE AMENDMENT
OF SDCL 15-26A-76 RULE 06-76
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    A hearing was held on October 3, 2006, at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, relating to the amendment of SDCL 15-26A-76, and the Court having considered the proposed amendment, the correspondence and oral presentations relating thereto and being fully advised in the premises, now, therefore, it is

    ORDERED that SDCL 15-26A-76 be and it is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     15-26A-76.   Extension of time for serving and filing briefs. (1) Appeals taken pursuant to § 15-26A-6. The parties may allow to each other by stipulation, one extension of time not exceeding fifteen days for serving and filing the appellant's and appellee's initial brief, provided such stipulation is made and presented to the clerk of the Supreme Court before the time for filing such brief as provided in § 15-26A-75 has expired. Thereafter, no other extension of time fixed by these rules for filing briefs will be allowed, except upon application and notice. The application shall be made to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and shall be allowed only for good cause.

             (2)      Appeals taken pursuant to § 15-26A-6.1.

     An extension of time for filing a brief in an adoption or an abuse and neglect action will be granted only upon application and notice, said application to be made to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and allowed only for good cause.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this rule shall become effective January 1, 2007.

    DATED at Pierre, South Dakota, this 14th day of December, 2006.

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