South Dakota Codified Laws 16-12C-12. Jurisdiction–Forfeiture of appearance bonds
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A magistrate court with a clerk magistrate presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts to take forfeitures of appearance bonds for violation of any ordinance, bylaw, or other police regulation of a political subdivision in accordance with schedules adopted pursuant to subdivision 16-2-21(8).
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-12C-12
- 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: SL 2003, ch 117, § 39.