No waiver of state immunity by statute or, where permitted, by any officer or agent of the state may constitute or be interpreted as a waiver of the state’s immunity from lawsuits in federal court or the courts of any jurisdiction other than the South Dakota Unified Judicial System.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 3-21-10

  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Source: SL 1986, ch 4, § 12; SL 2002, ch 24, § 1.