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S.D. Codified Laws § 16-12C-7

Jurisdiction to issue summonses, warrants

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Sorensen (2004)

Most recently applied in State v. Sorensen (September 2004)

Source: SL 2003, ch 117, § 34; SL 2006, ch 113, § 1.

A magistrate court with a clerk magistrate presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts to issue summonses, warrants of arrest, and warrants for searches and seizures, but not to issue warrants or summonses on indictment.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.