The review upon writ of certiorari cannot be extended further than to determine whether the inferior court, tribunal, board, or officer, has regularly pursued the authority of such court, tribunal, board, or officer.
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-31-8
Scope of review on writ
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Armstrong v. Turner County Board of Adjustment (2009)
Most recently applied in Dakota Constructors, Inc. v. Hanson County Board of Adjustment (July 2023)
Source: CCivP 1877, § 691; CL 1887, § 5513; RCCivP 1903, § 760; RC 1919, § 3002; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.0407.
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.