An Act to limit reliance upon secondary sources as statements of law.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 2-14:

In an action brought in a court in the state, the court may not apply a principle from the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance, in ruling on an issue in the case unless the principle is clearly expressed in a statute of the state, the common law, or case law precedent of the state.