{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-17-36","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-17-36","heading":"Costs not an indemnity--Disbursements.","body":"The concept of costs as an indemnity to be recovered by a prevailing party is abolished in the courts of South Dakota. Whenever the term, costs, is used, it means disbursements as defined in § 15-17-37.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-17. RECOVERY OF DISBURSEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-17-36","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"59febef6b0e97a89b266d0ff08f29397f198bb6cf9b2d110643a02276d7f52f0","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-17-17","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-17-37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}