16-6-16. Court always open for business--Place of hearings and determinations.
The circuit court is always open for the purposes of hearing and determining all actions, special proceedings, motions, and applications of whatever kind or character, and whether of a civil or criminal nature, arising under the laws of the state and of which it has jurisdiction, original or appellate, except issues of fact in civil and criminal actions, and all such actions, special proceedings, motions, and applications may be heard and determined at any place within the judicial circuit in which is situated the county wherein the same is brought or is pending, except as provided in §16-6-17.
Source: SL 1887, ch 81, §1; CL 1887, §4828; RCCivP 1903, §33; RC 1919, §2117; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §33.0801.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary
Section 16-6-1 - Number of judges in judicial circuits.
Section 16-6-3 - Time of election of judges--Terms of office.
Section 16-6-7 - Courtroom facilities for circuit judges provided by counties.
Section 16-6-8 - Chancery and common-law jurisdiction of circuit court.
Section 16-6-9 - Original civil jurisdiction of circuit court.
Section 16-6-9.2 - Facsimile transmissions--Applicable statutory requirements.
Section 16-6-10 - Appellate jurisdiction of circuit court.
Section 16-6-12 - Original criminal jurisdiction of circuit court.
Section 16-6-14 - Circuit court jurisdiction as to persons detained.
Section 16-6-15 - Circuit court writs in exercise of powers.
Section 16-6-16 - Court always open for business--Place of hearings and determinations.
Section 16-6-17 - Issues of fact tried in proper county--Order at chambers any place within state.
Section 16-6-31 - Mandatory retirement of judges at age seventy--Conclusion of pending matters.
Section 16-6-32 - Service by retired justices and judges--Effect of acts.