No policy of life insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state if it contains any provision depriving the courts of this state of the jurisdiction of any action at law or in equity against the insurer.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 58-15-50

  • 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.
  • State: when used in context signifying a jurisdiction other than the State of South Dakota, a state, the District of Columbia, a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States of America, or a province of the Dominion of Canada. See South Dakota Codified Laws 58-1-2

Source: SL 1966, ch 111, ch 23, § 26 (1) (e).