{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-54-a","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-6-54(a)","heading":"Definition--Form of judgment.","body":"\"Judgment\" as used in this chapter includes a decree and means the final determination of the rights of the parties in an action or proceeding. A judgment shall not contain a recital of pleadings, the report of a referee, or the record of prior proceedings. Every direction of a court or judge, made or entered in writing and not included in a judgment, is denominated an order.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-6. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-6-54(a)","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"96d9774a83b6e47e4b4b696802112abd6f51896a6223fcc67f97a9fcc87f3799","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-54","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-54-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}