This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 29A-5A-101

  • 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 2011, ch 135, § 101.

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