South Dakota Codified Laws 21-16-3. Jurisdiction of courts
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Any circuit court or magistrate court presided over by a magistrate judge has jurisdiction in any case of forcible entry and detainer, or of detainer only, of real property or an occupied structure within its county.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-16-3
- 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.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.3901; SL 1974, ch 153, § 38; SL 1992, ch 156, § 2.