Section 15-5-11 - Grounds for change of venue.
15-5-11. Grounds for change of venue. The court may change the place of trial in the following cases:
(1) When the county designated for that purpose in the complaint is not the proper county;
(2) Where there is reason to believe that an impartial trial cannot be had therein;
(3) When the convenience of witnesses, and the ends of justice would be promoted by the change.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.0306.