A magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts to try and determine all small claim proceedings.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-12B-12

  • 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 2003, ch 117, § 21.