{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 2-14-8","heading":"Punctuation not controlling.","body":"Punctuation shall not control or affect the construction of any provision when any construction based on such punctuation would not conform to the spirit and purpose of such provision.","path":["TITLE 2. LEGISLATURE AND STATUTES","CHAPTER 2-14. CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECT OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/2-14-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"4335ef8c987ff5215d90e460af16e1183d18b7e6ebbc5bd5b4d47d651d5c4e01","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-2-14-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}