South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-38. Validity of marriages contracted outside state–Same-sex marriages excluded
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Any marriage contracted outside the jurisdiction of this state, except a marriage contracted between two persons of the same gender, which is valid by the laws of the jurisdiction in which such marriage was contracted, is valid in this state.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 25-1-38
- 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: SDC 1939, § 14.0103; SL 2000, ch 115, § 1.