South Dakota Codified Laws 16-22-8.1. Assignment of magistrate judge to preside over HOPE probation program
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Any magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding may, upon assignment of the presiding judge of the circuit, act in lieu of a circuit court judge having jurisdiction to administer and preside over a HOPE probation program established under § 16-22-8.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-22-8.1
- 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.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Source: SL 2018, ch 127, § 1, eff. Feb. 28, 2018.