{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-2-49","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-2-49","heading":"Liability for refusal to file or docket document.","body":"If a court determines that the clerk acted reasonably or in good faith in refusing to file or docket a document that the clerk believed should not be filed or docketed or a document that the clerk believed to be a counterfeit lien, the clerk is not liable for any civil damages resulting from the refusal.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-2. THE UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-2-49","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"21d1a6cb0e0cd48b16800c43a6f9b4db160f333c360b57ddf7d04abb17819803","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-2-48","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-2-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}