Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under this chapter, or any other act of this state or municipal charter, ordinance, or bylaw adopted by a local authority regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways, shall forward to the Department of Public Safety within ten days a record of the conviction of a person in the court or a notice of the failure of a person to comply with the terms of a citation for a violation of any laws other than regulations governing parking.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 32-12-54

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1959, ch 261, § 19; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.03B19 (2); SL 1964, ch 129; SL 1974, ch 55, § 32; SL 1979, ch 218, § 4; SL 2003, ch 272, § 121.