§ 21-34-1 Administrative actions enforceable under chapter–Statutory violation defined ascontempt
§ 21-34-2 Certificate of facts showing violation prepared by officer–Contents
§ 21-34-3 Judge to whom certificate of facts directed
§ 21-34-4 Presentation of certificate to judge–Service of process and copy of certificate onoffender
§ 21-34-5 Procedural matters prescribed by court
§ 21-34-6 Power of court to compel obedience and punish violations–Maximum penalties
§ 21-34-7 Officers empowered to serve process and carry out orders of court
§ 21-34-8 Source of payment for expenses of officials
§ 21-34-9 Costs awarded
§ 21-34-10 Remissions, suspension, and purging of contempt
§ 21-34-11 Reinvoking contempt process on continuing violation
§ 21-34-12 Judicial power to enforce own order unaffected
§ 21-34-13 Appeal to Supreme Court
§ 21-34-14 Stay of execution pending appeal to Supreme Court
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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 21 > Chapter 34 - Administrative Process Enforced Under Contempt Powers

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • 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.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.