South Dakota Codified Laws 21-34-12. Judicial power to enforce own order unaffected
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect or regulate the power of any court to punish contempts of such court for violation of any of its own rules, regulations, orders, judgments, decrees, commands, or judicial functions in cases where such jurisdiction inheres in the court as part of its judicial powers or jurisdiction, or is otherwise given to it as original contempt jurisdiction by statute, but the procedure in such cases shall be according to such inherent jurisdiction or statutory jurisdiction of such court as otherwise provided.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-34-12
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
Source: SDC 1939, § 65.0107.