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2010 South Dakota Code
Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT
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-3 - State's attorney as attorney for plaintiff.
- Section 23-1A-4 - Complaint and summons as only complaint necessary.
- Section 23-1A-5 - Signing complaint.
- Section 23-1A-6 - Minor defendant--Guardian ad litem not required--Trial as juvenile delinquent.
- Section 23-1A-7 - Detention of violator to issue complaint and summons--Not an arrest--Summons or arrest for other public offense.
- Section 23-1A-8 - Hearing within ten days specified in summons--Earlier date if requested--Place of hearing.
- 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-11 - Written promise to appear--Admission and deposit--Immediate hearing if alternatives refused--Violation of promise to appear as misdemeanor.
- Section 23-1A-12 - Admission of other than traffic violation in lieu of court appearance--Filing with deposit.
- Section 23-1A-13 - Deposit in lieu of court appearance--Methods--Failure to appear as admission and forfeiture.
- Section 23-1A-14 - Receipt for deposit--Check as receipt--Stop payment and failure to appear as misdemeanor.
- Section 23-1A-15 - Appearance not required after admission or deposit--Judgment for plaintiff--Deposit as payment.
- Section 23-1A-16 - Relief from admission by appearing in court--Matter set for trial.
- Section 23-1A-17 - Acceptance of admission in court and entry of judgment--Trial if allegations denied--Procedure--Deposit required for continuance.
- Section 23-1A-18 - Failure to appear after deposit or admission--Judgment entered.
- Section 23-1A-19 - Failure to appear without deposit or admission as misdemeanor--Default judgment--Warrant for arrest.
- Section 23-1A-20 - Motor vehicle violation--Certification of judgment forwarded to Department of Public Safety.
- Section 23-1A-21 - Effect of judgment same as for other civil judgments--Execution, levy, and liens.
- Section 23-1A-22 - Amount of judgment for plaintiff--Reduction or elimination in interest of justice--No award to defendant--Amount of deposit.
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