A South Dakota Petition to Show Cause is a legal document filed in state court in South Dakota to request that a judge hold a hearing to determine if a party has failed to comply with a court order or failed to take certain steps in a case. It can be used to request that the court order a party to do something or to prevent a party from doing something. There are two types of South Dakota Petition to Show Cause: Contempt Petition and Enforcement Petition. A Contempt Petition is used to enforce a court order when a party has disobeyed or failed to comply with the order, while an Enforcement Petition is used to enforce a court order when a party has not taken certain steps that are required by the order.