§ 1-1-1 Territorial extent of sovereignty and jurisdiction–Cessions to United States
§ 1-1-1.1 Retrocession of jurisdiction over federal enclaves–Indian lands excluded–Filing of documents
§ 1-1-2 Federal jurisdiction over previously acquired land–Prior grants confirmed–Reserved jurisdiction to serve process
§ 1-1-2.1 Concurrent federal and state jurisdiction over crimes on national park, memorial, and monument lands
§ 1-1-2.2 Vesting and duration of concurrent jurisdiction
§ 1-1-2.3 Acceptance of retrocession of exclusive federal jurisdiction
§ 1-1-2.4 Memoranda of agreement
§ 1-1-2.5 Concurrent federal jurisdiction–Federal Prison Camp
§ 1-1-3 Consent to land acquisition by United States–Acreage limit
§ 1-1-4 Jurisdiction of federally acquired land–Tax exemption
§ 1-1-5 Service of process on federally acquired land
§ 1-1-6 Consent to federal land acquisitions for conservation purposes–Reserved jurisdiction
§ 1-1-7 Appraisal and sale of county land to United States for conservation purposes
§ 1-1-8 Legislative power over federally acquired lands
§ 1-1-9 Map of federal acquisitions to be filed–Recording of evidence of title
§ 1-1-10 Land entry authorized to survey boundaries–Consent required to enter mine–Damage to property
§ 1-1-12 Indian country–Assumption of jurisdiction
§ 1-1-13 Tribal referendum on jurisdiction of Indian lands–Notice of result to county commissioners–Failure to take referendum
§ 1-1-14 Resolution of county commissioners assuming jurisdiction–Contract for federal reimbursement of costs
§ 1-1-15 Prosecution of criminal offenses on Indian lands
§ 1-1-16 Indian hunting, trapping and fishing rights preserved
§ 1-1-17 Highways in Indian lands–Acceptance of jurisdiction
§ 1-1-18 Indian country–Assumption of jurisdiction
§ 1-1-19 Negotiation and acceptance of federal reimbursement of costs of jurisdiction
§ 1-1-20 Provisional repeal of prior assumption of jurisdiction of Indian lands
§ 1-1-21 Governor’s proclamation required for assumption of jurisdiction
§ 1-1-22 Law defined
§ 1-1-23 Expressions of sovereign will
§ 1-1-24 Common law and law merchant applied–Evidence of common law
§ 1-1-25 When order or judgment of tribal court may be recognized in state courts
§ 1-1-26 Acceptance by state agencies or higher education facilities of matricula consular card as identification
§ 1-1-27 Legislature to authorize state or state agency transfer of title of real property to the federal government

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 1 > Chapter 1 - State Sovereignty and Jurisdiction

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Authority: means the South Dakota Health and Educational Facilities Authority created by this chapter. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • board: as used in this chapter means the State Historical Society Board of Trustees provided for by §. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-18B-1
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Cease and Desist Letter: A letter requesting that a company stops the activity mentioned in the letter. Source: OCC
  • Children: includes children by birth and by adoption. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Credit enhancement obligation: means an agreement, instrument, or other arrangement described in chapter 6-8B, pursuant to which any municipality or county covenants or agrees to levy taxes or pledge its full faith and credit or other revenues, funds, fees, or property, in amounts necessary to pay debt service and related charges on or in connection with bonds or other obligations issued to finance or refinance property, real or personal, and related costs for a health institution that owns or operates a hospital in this state. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Educational institution: means any private nonprofit corporation or institution authorized by law to provide or operate educational facilities and to provide a program of education beyond the high school level in this state. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • HEAL loans: means loans to finance the graduate education of health professionals, which have been made pursuant to the Federal Health Education Assistance Loan Program created pursuant to P. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Health institution: means any private nonprofit corporation or institution authorized by law to provide or operate health facilities in this state, or any private nonprofit corporation or institution authorized by law to provide or operate health facilities outside this state. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC
  • Oath: includes affirmation. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • participating educational institution: means a nonprofit educational institution that, pursuant to this chapter, shall undertake the financing and construction or acquisition of educational facilities or shall undertake the refunding or refinancing of outstanding obligations or of a mortgage or of advances or loans, as provided in and permitted by this chapter. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Participating health institution: means a nonprofit health institution that, pursuant to this chapter, shall undertake the financing and construction or acquisition of health facilities or shall undertake the refunding or refinancing of outstanding obligations or of a mortgage or of advances or loans, as provided in and permitted by this chapter, whether located within this state or in another state. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • 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
  • Person: includes , without limitation, an individual, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated association, foundation, partnership, limited liability partnership, and any other legal entity, including a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of the entity. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16H-3
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public body: means any county, municipality, or township, or any school district, hospital district, sanitary district, irrigation district, drainage district, or water user district. See South Dakota Codified Laws 1-16A-2
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Seal: includes an impression of the seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed to the paper, and also the word "seal" written or printed on such paper. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.
  • 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