Any action to enforce the provisions of § 5-5-20 shall be prosecuted by the state’s attorney of the county, if the state’s attorney is directed so to do by the commissioner, in any court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the land is situated. The gross amount awarded by the court shall be paid to the commissioner and credited to the same account and in the same manner as the lease rental on the lands is credited.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 5-5-21

  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC

Source: SDC 1939, § 15.0417 as added by SL 1951, ch 44; SL 1994, ch 47, § 4.