If a court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge to be invalid or unconstitutional any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of chapters 47-22 to 47-28, inclusive, such judgment or decree shall not affect, impair, invalidate, or nullify the remainder of said chapters, but the effect thereof shall be confined to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of said chapters so adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 47-22-77

  • 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.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.

Source: SL 1965, ch 24, § 102.