# Joint and several liability rule · South Dakota — Comparative fault system and joint and several liability rules by state

For Joint and several liability rule · South Dakota, state is South Dakota; rule type is Joint and several liability rule; joint liability rule is Each party is jointly and severally liable, but parties who are allocated less than 50% of the total fault may only be jointly liable for more than 2xs the percentage of fault allocated to that party; joint liability fault threshold is less than 50%; statutory citation is South Dakota Codified Laws § 15-8-11, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** South Dakota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Rule type:** Joint and several liability rule _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Joint liability rule:** Each party is jointly and severally liable, but parties who are allocated less than 50% of the total fault may only be jointly liable for more than 2xs the percentage of fault allocated to that party. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Joint liability fault threshold:** less than 50% _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** South Dakota Codified Laws § 15-8-11. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> No. Each party is jointly and severally liable, but parties who are allocated less than 50% of the total fault may only be jointly liable for more than 2xs the percentage of fault allocated to that party. South Dakota Codified Laws § 15-8-11.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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