S.D. Codified Laws § 15-38-32
Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Except in small claims proceedings, a verbatim record of all proceedings and evidence at trials before a magistrate shall be maintained either by electrical devices or by stenographic means, as the magistrate may direct, but if any party to the action requests stenographic reporting of the proceedings, the reporting shall be done stenographically.
SDCL 15-38-32