Concurrent jurisdiction over crimes and offenses under the laws of the State of South Dakota is hereby ceded to the United States over and within all the territory dedicated to national park, national memorial, and national monument purposes included in the tracts of land in South Dakota designated as:

(1) Mount Rushmore National Memorial;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-1-2.1

  • 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.

(2) Badlands National Park;

(3) Wind Cave National Park;

(4) Jewel Cave National Monument.

Source: SL 1980, ch 8, § 1.