{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12c-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-12C-8","heading":"Right to counsel in magistrate court.","body":"No party may be deprived of the assistance of an attorney, at the party's expense, in small claims or magistrate court.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-12C. CLERK MAGISTRATES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-12C-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"88356ae49a16a3cb23c51d16eb69560294ca26ce23cb021766f5a36b4db73ab1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12c-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12c-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}