South Dakota Codified Laws 7-18A-32. Actions for violations as civil cases–County as plaintiff–Pleadings–Rules of conduct
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Actions for violations of county ordinances shall be civil cases and the county shall be the plaintiff. The actions shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint and the response thereto shall be by oral plea or written answer. Conduct for the trials of violation of county ordinances and resolutions shall be governed by the procedure used in all proceedings for violations of ordinances and bylaws of units of local government of this state as referred to in § 23A-1-1. If the procedure does not cover or apply to a specific portion of the proceeding, the rules of civil procedure apply.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 7-18A-32
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1975, ch 82, § 2; SL 1989, ch 67, § 2.