The arbitration officer shall, within five days of appointment, serve a copy of the written statement of claim upon the defendant or defendants by registered or certified mail. The defendant shall, within twenty days following receipt of a copy of the written statement of the claim, submit a written statement of his own case to the arbitration officer with a copy to the claimant.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-25B-12

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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

Source: SL 1976, ch 155, § 19; SL 1987, ch 29, § 28.