{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-1-1-23","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 1-1-23","heading":"Expressions of sovereign will.","body":"The will of the sovereign power is expressed:\n(1) By the Constitution of the United States;\n(2) By treaties made under the authority of the United States;\n(3) By statutes enacted by the Congress of the United States;\n(4) By the Constitution of this state;\n(5) By statutes enacted by the Legislature;\n(6) By statutes enacted by vote of the voters;\n(7) By the ordinances of authorized subordinate bodies;\n(8) Rules of practice and procedure prescribed by courts or adopted by departments, commissions, boards, officers of the state, or its subdivisions pursuant to authority so to do.","path":["TITLE 1. STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 1-1. STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/1-1-23","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"70e41d84c0da808ea194782e4edf3ab4471e8a3aca333f6f6b85b1bf5552bf12","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-1-1-22","next":"us-sd/sdcl-1-1-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}