If any county within a circuit has a population of less than five thousand, the presiding circuit court judge may create a jury district by joining that county with one or more other counties within the circuit until the total population of the counties exceeds ten thousand. Each county within a jury district is entitled to pro rata representation upon the master jury list to be computed by the presiding judge upon the basis of the last official census.
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-13-18.4
Creation of jury district for county with population of less than five thousand
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Gonzales v. Markland (2025)
Most recently applied in Gonzales v. Markland (March 2025)
Source: SL 1997, ch 119, § 1; SL 1998, ch 116, § 2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.