23-1A-12. Admission of other than traffic violation in lieu of court appearance--Filing with deposit.
A person to whom a petty offense complaint and summons has been issued for an offense other than a violation of traffic laws may, in lieu of appearing in court for the hearing on the complaint, make a stipulation admitting the allegations in the complaint. Such admission shall be filed with the deposit specified in §23-1A-13. The admission and deposit shall be filed at the office of the clerk of courts in the county in which the complaint was issued by the last working day prior to the hearing. As used in this section, a working day is any day in which the clerk's office is actually open for the transaction of business.
Source: SL 1977, ch 193, §10.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 01A - Petty Offense Procedure
Section 23-1A-1 - Petty offense procedures used by all law enforcement and judicial officers.
Section 23-1A-2 - Complaint and summons forms--Uniform traffic ticket--Contents.
Section 23-1A-2.1 - Ticket form for juvenile cited violations.
Section 23-1A-3 - State's attorney as attorney for plaintiff.
Section 23-1A-4 - Complaint and summons as only complaint necessary.
Section 23-1A-6 - Minor defendant--Guardian ad litem not required--Trial as juvenile delinquent.
Section 23-1A-9 - Resisting service or refusal to give information as misdemeanor.
Section 23-1A-10 - Defendant's options for disposal of case.
Section 23-1A-16 - Relief from admission by appearing in court--Matter set for trial.
Section 23-1A-18 - Failure to appear after deposit or admission--Judgment entered.
Section 23-1A-21 - Effect of judgment same as for other civil judgments--Execution, levy, and liens.
Section 23-1A-22 - Judgment--Amount--Reduction or elimination--Defendant award--Amount of deposit.
Section 23-1A-23 - Judgment proceeds deposited in county treasuries.