South Dakota Codified Laws 21-34-2. Certificate of facts showing violation prepared by officer–Contents
The officer who issued, or the party to a proceeding seeking enforcement of, the process, subpoena, order, rule, regulation, judgment, or other legal command referred to in § 21-34-1 or who is vested with the duty of enforcing the obedience or stopping the violation of the statute, or in case of a department, commission, or board, either the presiding officer thereof or a majority of the members, shall prepare a notarized certificate of the facts showing the obedience which it desires to enforce or the violation which it desires to stop so that the jurisdiction of the court will appear; showing also the date of the occurrence or condition involved, the name, address, and location so far as known of the person against whom it desires to invoke the contempt process; and showing all relevant facts necessary to establish the right and charge and to specify the relief which it desires to obtain by such contempt process.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-34-2
- 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.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
Source: SDC 1939, § 65.0107; SL 1985, ch 171, § 1.