South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 3 > Chapter 21 – Liability of Public Entities and Public Officials


§ 3-21-1	Definitions
§ 3-21-2	Notice prerequisite to action for damages–Time limit
§ 3-21-3	Persons to whom notice must be given
§ 3-21-4	Extension of time for service of notice for persons under certain disabilities–Time limit for application to make extended service
§ 3-21-5	Effect of inaccuracy in notice
§ 3-21-7	No waiver of sovereign immunity
§ 3-21-8	No liability for failure to provide correctional facilities or equipment, services, etc., therein
§ 3-21-9	No liability for parole or release of prisoner or revocation thereof or for certain other matters
§ 3-21-10	Immunity from lawsuits in courts of other jurisdictions
§ 3-21-13	Restrictions on agreements providing for indemnification
§ 3-21-14	Nondisparagement clause–Unenforceable–State government

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Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. ^{Source: FDIC}
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2