South Dakota Statutes
§ 16-6-12 — Original criminal jurisdiction of circuit court.
South Dakota § 16-6-12
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-6-12 (2026).
Text
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.
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State v. Medicine Eagle
2013 SD 60 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2013)
State v. Frias
959 N.W.2d 62 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2021)
State v. Neitge
2000 SD 37 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2000)
State v. Bettelyoun, Ehret, Osborne
2022 S.D. 14 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2022)
State v. Horst
504 N.W.2d 862 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1993)
State v. Sanders
2016 SD 32 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2016)
State v. Matthews
505 N.W.2d 129 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1993)
Legislative History
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.
Nearby Sections
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§ 16-1-1
Supreme Court districts.§ 16-1-2.2
Form of retention ballot.§ 16-1-3
§ 16-1-3§ 16-1-4
Repealed§ 16-1-9
Term of Supreme Court--Places.§ 16-10-1
Repealed§ 16-10-2.1
, 16-10-2.2§ 16-10-3
Repealed§ 16-10-5
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 16-6-12, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/16-6-12.