An action pursuant to § 35-10-19 may be maintained in any court having jurisdiction over such an action. An injunction may be secured against the premises in which the nuisance exists and against any person, partnership, club, association, or corporation, either severally or jointly, who, as owner, tenant, agent, keeper, servant, employee, or manager of any place or premises where the nuisance is created, kept, or maintained, allows the nuisance to exist or continue in any place or on any premises owned, managed, controlled, or occupied by the person, partnership, club, association, or corporation.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 35-10-20

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1939, ch 15, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 5.0114-3; SL 2008, ch 37, § 204.

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