{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-77-b","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-6-77(b)","heading":"Trials and hearings--Orders in chambers.","body":"All trials upon the merits shall be conducted in open court and so far as convenient in a regular courtroom. All other acts or proceedings may be done or conducted by a judge in chambers, without the attendance of the clerk or other court officials and at any place either within or without the circuit; but no hearing, other than one ex parte, shall be conducted outside the circuit without the consent of all parties affected thereby.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-6. RULES OF PROCEDURE IN CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-6-77(b)","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f94091e1eacf9c7e9159358663da876ca4dc4188eb02573c56e59202dc8f585a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-77-a","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-6-77-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}