{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12b-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-12B-8","heading":"Jurisdiction--Acceptance of defaults and trial of certain petty offenses--Acceptance of pleas--Sentencing.","body":"A magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts:\n(1) To accept defaults for petty offenses;\n(2) To try contested cases involving a petty offense;\n(3) To take pleas of guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere for any criminal offense; or\n(4) To take pleas of guilty, not guilty, nolo contendere for violation of any ordinance, bylaw, or other police regulation of a political subdivision;\nif the punishment is a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or both such fine and imprisonment and to impose sentence upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. Acceptance of not guilty or nolo contendere pleas shall be in accordance with §§ 23A-7-2 and 23A-7-8, as applicable. A magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts to try cases for all violations under § 32-22-55 that involve civil penalties, notwithstanding the amount of the civil penalty.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-12B. MAGISTRATE JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-12B-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"7ea164b66f7176f01cd76d58cab4fc3473c5c25cf4ab0fed8d243ac0ecea0156","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12b-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12b-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}