SDCL § 23-1A-8: Hearing within ten days specified in summons--Earlier date if requested--Place of hearing.

The petty offense summons shall specify a time for a hearing on the complaint, which shall be within ten days of its issuance. A defendant may request an earlier hearing. The hearing shall be before a judge or magistrate of the county in which the offense was committed, except as provided in § 23-1A-11.