15-38-40.(Rule 7(c)) Trial de novo when verbatim record not available.
When an appeal is taken to the circuit court from a judgment rendered in a magistrate court and no verbatim record of the proceedings is available, the circuit court shall direct that the case be tried de novo.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-4, Rule 7 (c).
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 38 - Appeals From Magistrate Court
Section 15-38-22 - (Rule 1) Right to appeal--Time for appeal.
Section 15-38-23 - (Rule 2(a)) Contents of notice of appeal--Signature.
Section 15-38-24 - (Rule 2(b)) Service of notice of appeal on parties.
Section 15-38-25 - (Rule 2(c)) Filing of notice of appeal--Proof of service.
Section 15-38-26 - (Rule 2(d)) Notice of appeal transmitted to magistrate.
Section 15-38-27 - (Rule 3(a)) Filing fee and cost bond required--Stay of proceedings.
Section 15-38-28 - (Rule 3(b)) Waiver of bond and filing fee.
Section 15-38-29 - (Rule 3(c)) Failure to prosecute appeal--Dismissal.
Section 15-38-30 - (Rule 4(a)) Forwarding record to circuit court.
Section 15-38-31 - (Rule 4(b)) Correction of record.
Section 15-38-32 - (Rule 5(a)) Verbatim record kept by magistrate--Means of recording.
Section 15-38-33 - (Rule 5(b)) Order for transcript of verbatim record--Waiver by stipulation.
Section 15-38-34 - (Rule 5(c)) Cost of transcript.
Section 15-38-35 - (Rule 5(d)) Form of transcript.
Section 15-38-36 - (Rule 6(a)) Form of briefs.
Section 15-38-37 - (Rule 6(b)) Times for service and filing of briefs.
Section 15-38-38 - (Rule 7(a)) Scope of review on appeal from magistrate judge--Disposition of case.
Section 15-38-39 - (Rule 7(b)) Appeal from lay magistrate--Additional evidence--Trial de novo.
Section 15-38-40 - (Rule 7(c)) Trial de novo when verbatim record not available.