2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23 - Law Enforcement
Chapter 01A - Petty Offense Procedure
Section 23-1A-22 - Judgment--Amount--Reduction or elimination--Defendant award--Amount of deposit.

Universal Citation:
SD Codified L § 23-1A-22 (2021)
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23-1A-22. Judgment--Amount--Reduction or elimination--Defendant award--Amount of deposit.

If the plaintiff prevails in a petty offense case, the plaintiff shall be granted a judgment of twenty-five dollars. However, the trial court may reduce or eliminate the award in the interest of justice. No award may be granted a defendant in a petty offense case. If a deposit is required by this chapter, it shall be the amount set by this section.

Source: SL 1977, ch 193, §31; SL 1978, ch 165, §2; SL 1980, ch 26, §31; SL 1984, ch 12, §16; SL 2008, ch 113, §1; SL 2014, ch 153, §5; SL 2020, ch 124, § 5.

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