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.
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