{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12c-13","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-12C-13","heading":"Jurisdiction--Noncontested proceedings with limited damage amount.","body":"A magistrate court with a clerk magistrate presiding has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts, in noncontested civil actions or noncontested small claims proceedings where the amount of money or damage does not exceed twelve thousand dollars, to take the necessary evidence and to enter a judgment.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-12C. CLERK MAGISTRATES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-12C-13","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0da3dda6e720ed11373bfc517fb7a50f4befef3a1f024d389b00a9dc1a70af52","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12c-12","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12c-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}