Upon the establishment of concurrent jurisdiction, the appropriate county sheriffs with the approval of the appropriate state’s attorneys will develop memoranda of agreement with the park superintendents of the national park service areas in South Dakota.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-1-2.4

  • 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: SL 1980, ch 8, § 4.