21-16-3. Jurisdiction of courts.
Any circuit court or magistrate court presided over by a magistrate judge has jurisdiction in any case of forcible entry and detainer, or of detainer only, of real property or an occupied structure within its county.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.3901; SL 1974, ch 153, §38; SL 1992, ch 156, §2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 16 - Forcible Entry And Detainer
Section 21-16-1 - Grounds for maintenance of action.
Section 21-16-2 - Notice to quit required before commencement of proceedings--Service and return.
Section 21-16-3 - Jurisdiction of courts.
Section 21-16-4 - Joinder of actions.
Section 21-16-5 - Survival of cause despite death of plaintiff.
Section 21-16-6 - Verified Complaint--Service with Summons--Procedure.
Section 21-16-6.1 - Service by publication--Exemption.
Section 21-16-7 - Time for appearance by defendant.
Section 21-16-8 - Time action brought on for trial--Special venire in jury cases.
Section 21-16-10 - Judgment for plaintiff.