The secretary and any deputy, assistant, or inspector may request the assistance of local law enforcement in the arrest of any violator of law in relation to weights and measures, enter a complaint before any court of competent jurisdiction, and seize and use as evidence, without formal warrant, any false or unsealed weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device or package or amount of commodities found to be used, retained, or offered or exposed for sale or sold in violation of law.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 37-21-21

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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: SDC 1939, § 63.0101; SL 2004, ch 17, § 258; SL 2006, ch 187, § 16; SL 2016, ch 183, § 32.

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