{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 2-14-2.1","heading":"Definition of must and shall.","body":"As used in the South Dakota Codified Laws to direct any action:\n(1) The term \"must\" manifests a mandatory directive and does not confer any discretion in carrying out the action so directed; and\n(2) The term \"shall\" manifests a mandatory directive and does not confer any discretion in carrying out the action so directed.","path":["TITLE 2. LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES","CHAPTER 2-14. CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/2-14-2.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9623cc06e0d856c1412239f36bdae0c9faae7ef2c98b34836e6206d8cd5ebba8","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}