{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-38-39","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-38-39","heading":"(Rule 7(b)) Appeal from lay magistrate--Additional evidence--Trial de novo.","body":"When an appeal is taken to the circuit court from a judgment rendered in a magistrate court with a magistrate presiding who is not law trained, the circuit court shall review the appeal as in § 15-38-38; provided, that the circuit court in its discretion, may receive further evidence, not appearing in the record or may direct that the case be tried de novo.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-38. APPEALS FROM MAGISTRATE COURT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-38-39","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"735149d3da344ff6ebbb0bd0586e6a04e47330fea5ad34d828e0ba93be5014a5","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-38-38","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-38-40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}