If the person seeking compensation receives a written rejection, rejects the offer of the mineral developer, or receives no reply, that person may bring an action for compensation in the court of proper jurisdiction.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 45-5A-9

  • 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
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1982, ch 304, § 9.