Actions for violations of petty offenses are civil proceedings in which the state is the plaintiff. Such actions are governed by chapter 23-1A.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-6-7
Petty offense actions--Procedure
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Ludemann (2010)
Most recently applied in State v. Ludemann (February 2010)
Source: SL 1976, ch 158, § 6-3; SL 1977, ch 193, § 26; SL 2005, ch 120, § 433.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.