The commission shall issue a certificate evidencing satisfaction of the requirements of §§ 23-3-41 and 23-3-42 to any applicant who presents such evidence as may be required by its rules and regulations of satisfactory completion of a program or course of instruction in another jurisdiction equivalent in content and quality to that required by the commission for approved law enforcement education and training programs in this state.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23-3-44

  • 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 1970, ch 145, § 5 (e).