{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-53-b","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-6-53(b)","heading":"Reference.","body":"Except as provided in chapter 25-7A, a reference to a referee shall be the exception and not the rule. In actions to be tried by a jury, a reference shall be made only when the issues are complicated; in actions to be tried without a jury, save in matters of account and difficult computation of damages, a reference shall be made only upon a showing that some exceptional condition requires it.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-6. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-6-53(b)","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"44fa73b09dc763b7ac7778144ef537b9678c3f403387d30a5a49aa4360019dfc","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-53-a","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-53-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}