{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-13-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-13-1","heading":"Purposes for which reference made on agreement of parties.","body":"A reference may be ordered upon the agreement of the parties filed with the clerk or entered in the minutes:\n(1) To try any or all the issues in an action or proceeding, whether of fact or law and to report a finding and conclusion thereon;\n(2) To ascertain a fact necessary to enable the court to determine an action or proceeding;\n(3) In all other cases provided for reference by law.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-13. REFERENCE OF CASES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-13-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"717ccbfa81dc07e942daf19d8884e55de2e7e8cca07833edc6bab5fc6d34ed29","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-12-37","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-13-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}