The circuit court has exclusive original jurisdiction to try and determine all cases of felony, and original jurisdiction concurrent with courts of limited jurisdiction as provided by law to try and determine all cases of misdemeanor and actions or proceedings for violation of any ordinance, bylaw, or other police regulation of political subdivisions.
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-6-12
Original criminal jurisdiction of circuit court
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case State v. Medicine Eagle (2013)
Most recently applied in State v. Bettelyoun, Ehret, Osborne (March 2022)
Source: CCrimP 1877, § 17; CL 1887, § 7041; RCCrimP 1903, § 13; RC 1919, § 4653; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.0906; SL 1968, ch 143, § 10; SL 1973, ch 130, § 4.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.