South Dakota Statutes
§ 21-16-3 — Jurisdiction of courts.
South Dakota § 21-16-3
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 21-16-3 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.3901; SL 1974, ch 153, § 38; SL 1992, ch 156, § 2.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 21-16-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/21-16-3.