South Dakota Codified Laws 16-12C-13. Jurisdiction–Noncontested proceedings with limited damage amount
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A magistrate court with a clerk magistrate presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts, in noncontested civil actions or noncontested small claims proceedings where the amount of money or damage does not exceed twelve thousand dollars, to take the necessary evidence and to enter a judgment.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-12C-13
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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, § 40; SL 2008, ch 105, § 2.