Except in small claims proceedings, a verbatim record of all proceedings and evidence at trials before a magistrate shall be maintained either by electrical devices or by stenographic means, as the magistrate may direct, but if any party to the action requests stenographic reporting of the proceedings, the reporting shall be done stenographically.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-38-32
(Rule 5(a)) Verbatim record kept by magistrate--Means of recording
Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-4, Rule 5 (a).
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.