South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-14-17 — Placement of witness in custody of officer from other state
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-14-17
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.
If the certificate described in § 23A-14-16 recommends that a witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of the requesting state to assure his attendance in the requesting state, the judge to whom the certificate is presented may, in lieu of notification of the hearing, direct that the witness be forthwith brought before him for the hearing. If the judge at the hearing is satisfied of the desirability of such custody and delivery, for which determination the certificate shall be prima facie proof of such desirability, he may in lieu of issuing a subpoena or summons, order that the witness be forthwith taken into custody and delivered to an officer of the requesting state.
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