An application for relief under this chapter may be filed in circuit court or in a magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding. Venue lies where any party to the proceedings resides. Source: SL 1981, ch 198 , § 2; SL 1997, ch 118 , § 2.
Application for relief--Filing--Venue
SDCL § 25-10-2 — under PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE.
SDCL § 25-10-2