Any circuit court or magistrate court presided over by a magistrate judge has jurisdiction in any case of forcible entry and detainer, or of detainer only, of real property or an occupied structure within its county.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-16-3
Jurisdiction of courts
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.3901; SL 1974, ch 153, § 38; SL 1992, ch 156, § 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.