S.D. Codified Laws § 15-9-13 : — CIVIL PROCEDURECOMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS AND SERVICE OF PROCESS —9-13 - Service by publication on absconding resident defendant TEXT PDF The court or a judge thereof may grant an order pursuant to 15-9-7 where the defendant, being a resident of this state, has departed therefrom with intent to defraud his creditors or to avoid the service of a summons or keeps himself concealed therein with like intent. SDCL 15-9-13 : SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0812 (2).