South Dakota: rules and deadlines at a glance

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Small claims limits · Claim deadlines · Car insurance by state · Final paycheck rules · Debt time limits · Shared fault rules · Lemon law rules · Corporate tax rates

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Filing deadlines (statute of limitations)

Product liability	3 years
Property damage	6 years

Small claims limits Single detailed source

Dollar limit	$12,000
Filing fee	$24.84 to $42.84
Lawyers	Allowed

Claim deadlines Single detailed source

Acknowledge	30 days to acknowledge and act on communications
Accept or deny	No fixed number of days in current rules
Pay	Not set by rule

Car insurance by state

Minimum liability	$25,000 / $50,000 / $25,000
Fault system	At-fault (the driver who caused it pays)
Shared-fault rule	Slight/gross negligence rule

Final paycheck rules Single detailed source

If you are fired	Next regular payday (or when company property is returned)
If you quit	Same

Debt time limits

Credit cards / open accounts	6 years
Written contracts	6 years
Promissory notes	6 years

Shared fault rules

Rule	Slight/gross negligence comparison
When you are barred	Recovery only if your fault is slight compared with the other side's

Lemon law rules Single detailed source

Repair attempts or days	4 attempts plus a final attempt
Coverage period	1 year or 12,000 miles, whichever first

Corporate tax rates Single detailed source

Top rate	None
Structure	No corporate income or gross receipts tax