Any magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding is a court of record. However, no magistrate court with a clerk magistrate presiding is a court of record.
SDCL 16-12A-2.3
Any magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding is a court of record. However, no magistrate court with a clerk magistrate presiding is a court of record.
SDCL 16-12A-2.3