{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12b-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-12B-1","heading":"Temporary transfer of magistrate judge--Powers and duties.","body":"If the business of a magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding becomes congested or if a magistrate judge is, for any cause, unable to act, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may, by order, temporarily transfer to such magistrate court a magistrate judge from another circuit. The magistrate judge acting in a county other than one in his or her own circuit shall have all the powers and duties of a magistrate judge regularly appointed and qualified therein.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-12B. MAGISTRATE JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-12B-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"112cefc964ee29d273c84aad4c4792d01d8477ddbd75ed02eba9fab713071eb1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12a-31","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12b-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}