{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-2-33","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-2-33","heading":"Dismissal without prejudice subject to plaintiff's right to satisfy earlier judgment involving same parties.","body":"If a plaintiff in a civil action has not satisfied a judgment for expenses, attorney's fees, or both, entered in a prior civil case involving substantially the same parties brought in the circuit where the present action is pending, and the court, in support of the judgment, made a finding, pursuant to § 15-17-51, that the proceeding was frivolous or brought for a malicious purpose, the plaintiff may be dismissed from the action without prejudice, subject to the right of the plaintiff to recommence the action upon filing of a satisfaction of the judgment.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-2. LIMITATION OF ACTIONS GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-2-33","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"562f339fc43ea41f67bf19cd6cf5107f20acc7c44383f31e891f1c9ddfbb5860","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-2-32","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-2-34"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}