{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-20-9-6.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 20-9-6.1","heading":"Claim of barratry.","body":"Barratry is the assertion of a frivolous or malicious claim or defense or the filing of any document with malice or in bad faith by a party in a civil action. Barratry constitutes a cause of action which may be asserted by filing a pleading in the same civil action in which the claim of barratry arises or in a subsequent action. A claim of barratry shall be determined in the same manner as any other substantive cause of action asserted in that civil action.","path":["TITLE 20. PERSONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS","CHAPTER 20-9. LIABILITY FOR TORTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/20-9-6.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"3c3cdb6350a7b3fc5ad9a31bb268560ee697853defdf01ce94a222ca8a3a1b7e","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-20-9-6","next":"us-sd/sdcl-20-9-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}