23A-45-11.(Rule 56) Circuit court always open--Hours when clerk's office open.
A circuit court is always open for the purpose of filing any proper paper, of issuing and returning process, and of making motions and orders. A clerk's office with the clerk or a deputy in attendance shall be open for a reasonable time during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and days specified as holidays in §1-5-1, but a court may provide by local rule or order that its clerk's office shall be open for specified hours on Saturdays or particular legal holidays.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.0401; SDCL, §23-9-1; SL 1978, ch 178, §559; SL 1979, ch 159, §44.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 45 - Definitions And General Provisions
Section 23A-45-1 - Criminal proceedings defined.
Section 23A-45-2 - (Rule 54(a)) Proceedings to which title applies.
Section 23A-45-7 - (Rule 54(b)(5)) Proceedings to which title not applicable.
Section 23A-45-8 - Conflicts between title and other portions of code.
Section 23A-45-9 - Definition of terms.
Section 23A-45-10 - (Rule 55) Records kept as prescribed by Supreme Court.
Section 23A-45-11 - (Rule 56) Circuit court always open--Hours when clerk's office open.
Section 23A-45-13 - (Rule 57(b)) Procedure not specifically prescribed by statute or rule.
Section 23A-45-15 - (Rule 60) Citation of title--Citation of Rules of Criminal Procedure.