South Dakota Codified Laws 16-12B-7. Jurisdiction–Bonds and personal recognizance
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A magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts to fix bond or take personal recognizance of persons charged with an offense.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-12B-7
- 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, § 16.