{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12a-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-12A-1.1","heading":"\"Magistrate\" defined--License to practice law required.","body":"As used in this chapter, the term, magistrate, means a clerk magistrate or a magistrate judge appointed under the authority of this chapter. Any magistrate judge appointed under the authority of this chapter shall be licensed to practice law in the State of South Dakota.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-12A. MAGISTRATE COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-12A-1.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a204f583bf53ccf5c5a0783c595a127a1cf8fde8097409e6c6a466d0788b9408","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12a-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}