16-12B-1.1. Number of magistrate judges.
The number of magistrate judges in the judicial circuits established by §16-5-1.2 is fixed as follows:
(1)First Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(2)Second Circuit: Four full-time magistrate judges;
(3)Third Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(4)Fourth Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(5)Fifth Circuit: One full-time magistrate judge;
(6)Sixth Circuit: One full-time magistrate judge; and
(7)Seventh Circuit: Four full-time magistrate judges.
Source: §16-12A-3.1; SL 2004, ch 317 (Supreme Court Rule 03-16), eff. Jan. 1, 2004; SL 2013, ch 264 (Supreme Court Rule 13-03), eff. Feb. 14, 2013; SL 2015, ch 263 (Supreme Court Rule 15-01), eff. Jan. 16, 2015; SL 2016, ch 243 (Supreme Court Rule 16-04), eff. July 1, 2016; SL 2020, ch 245 (Supreme Court Rule 19-15), eff. May. 1, 2019.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary
Chapter 12B - Magistrate Judges
Section 16-12B-1 - Temporary transfer of magistrate judge--Powers and duties.
Section 16-12B-1.1 - Number of magistrate judges.
Section 16-12B-1.3 - Term of magistrate judges--Removal.
Section 16-12B-2 - Service as magistrate by retired justice or judge--Effect of acts--Expenses.
Section 16-12B-3 - Authority to solemnize marriages--Fees.
Section 16-12B-4 - Authority to administer oaths, etc..
Section 16-12B-5 - Jurisdiction to issue summonses, warrants.
Section 16-12B-6 - Right to counsel in magistrate court.
Section 16-12B-7 - Jurisdiction--Bonds and personal recognizance.
Section 16-12B-9 - Jurisdiction--Forfeiture of appearance bonds.
Section 16-12B-10 - Jurisdiction--Committal.
Section 16-12B-11 - Jurisdiction--Trial of minor criminal cases.
Section 16-12B-12 - Jurisdiction--Small claim proceedings.
Section 16-12B-13 - Jurisdiction--Limitations.
Section 16-12B-14 - Jurisdiction--Mental illness cases.
Section 16-12B-14.1 - Jurisdiction--Adult probationary drug court program.
Section 16-12B-15 - Record of proceedings in magistrate court--Stenographic record--Costs--Appeal.
Section 16-12B-16 - Right of appeal to circuit court.
Section 16-12B-17 - Practice of law by magistrates.
Section 16-12B-18 - Court practice prohibited to full-time magistrates.