{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-51-d","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-6-51(d)","heading":"Assigning error--Plain error.","body":"(1) A party may assign as error:\n(A) An error in an instruction actually given if that party made a proper objection under § 15-6-51(c); or\n(B) A failure to give an instruction if that party made a proper request under § 15-6-51(a), and--unless the court made a definitive ruling on the record rejecting the request--also made a proper objection under § 15-6-51(c).\n(2) A court may consider a plain error in the instructions affecting substantial rights that has not been preserved as required by subdivision 15-6-51(d)(1)(A) or (1)(B).","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-6. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-6-51(d)","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"c979c17a6976fa32ae8e2b7ccf32c6c839dfedee04aab03c697f3fdd11742550","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-51-c","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}