{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-40-13","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-40-13","heading":"Construction and application of chapter.","body":"The provisions of this chapter must be broadly construed and applied to protect the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the South Dakota Constitution.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-40. EXPEDITED PROCEDURE FOR SLAPPS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-40-13","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"2f7247c611bf01ff705e1a20098c5ba3de0d0f051fe9891227bfa12ac4fb21fe","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-40-12","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-1-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}