(SCR 06-02)
In the Matter of the Amendment of SDCL 15-6-6(a)
IN THE MATTER OF THE AMENDMENT
OF SDCL 15-6-6(a) RULE 06-02
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A hearing was held on February 16, 2006, at Pierre, South Dakota, relating to the
amendment of SDCL 15-6-6(a), 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 15-6-6(a) be and it is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
15-6-6(a).
Computation of time.
In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by
this chapter, by order of court, or by any applicable statute, the day of the act, event, or default
from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the
period so computed shall be included, unless it is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday, in which
event the period runs until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal
holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven days, intermediate
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the computation or, when the act to
be done is the filing of a paper in court, a day on which weather or other conditions have made the
office of the clerk of court inaccessible, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day
which is not one of the aforementioned days. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less
than eleven days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in the
computation. As used in this rule, legal holiday includes those holidays listed in § 1-5-1.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this rule shall become effective July 1, 2006.
DATED at Pierre, South Dakota, this 17th day of March 2006.