The department has exclusive jurisdiction over the scales designated in §§ 37-22-1 and 37-22-3. The inspection of the scales may only be made by and under the direction of the department.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 37-22-4

  • 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.

Source: SDC 1939, § 63.0301; SL 1949, ch 439; SL 2004, ch 17, § 264; SL 2016, ch 183, § 44.