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21-34-3. Judge to whom certificate of facts directed.

The certificate described in §21-34-2 shall be directed or addressed to the circuit court having jurisdiction over the county in which the events occurred or the condition exists wherein it is desired to enforce obedience or stop violations, or over the county of the residence of the person against whom the contempt process is sought, as the agency, or party seeking to invoke such process may elect.

Source: SDC 1939, §65.0107; SL 1985, ch 171, §2.