South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-14-11 — John Doe subpoena for examination before magistrate--Compelling obedience
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 14: (Rule 17) Subpoena And Attendance Of Witnesses, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-14-11
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
Whenever a complaint verified positively or upon information and belief by a prosecuting attorney is laid before a committing magistrate that a criminal offense has been committed in this state and asking for an investigation of the same, such magistrate shall issue his subpoena requiring any person he may deem proper to attend before him at the time and place mentioned in such subpoena and submit to an examination and give testimony concerning any violation of law about which he may be questioned. No witness shall refuse to comply with such subpoena because his fee therefor has not been paid in advance and his attendance may be compelled by attachment as in the case of other witnesses.
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