If any section, subsection, sentence, or word of this chapter shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or inoperative, it shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 36-12-29

  • 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 1961, ch 201, § 21.

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