Section 23A-45-11 - (Rule 56) Circuit court always open--Hours when clerk's office open.
23A-45-11. (Rule 56) Circuit court always open--Hours when clerk's office open. A circuit court is always open for the purpose of filing any proper paper, of issuing and returning process, and of making motions and orders. A clerk's office with the clerk or a deputy in attendance shall be open for a reasonable time during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and days specified as holidays in § 1-5-1, but a court may provide by local rule or order that its clerk's office shall be open for specified hours on Saturdays or particular legal holidays.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.0401; SDCL, § 23-9-1; SL 1978, ch 178, § 559; SL 1979, ch 159, § 44.