{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-12","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 2-14-12","heading":"Statutes in derogation of common law--Liberal construction.","body":"The rule of the common law that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed has no application to the code of laws enacted by § 2-16-13. Such code establishes the law of this state respecting the subjects to which it relates and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to be liberally construed with a view to effect its objects and to promote justice.","path":["TITLE 2. LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES","CHAPTER 2-14. CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/2-14-12","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"bcf0dc2536e8669002d072b76abc3c841ead5c2c894c92fabdc8b47418b34b07","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-11","next":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}