South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-14-18 — Punishment for contempt by witnesses summoned for appearance in another state--Fees to which entitled
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-14-18
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.
A witness, who has been summoned pursuant to §§ 23A-14-15 to 23A-14-17, inclusive, who has been paid or offered, by a properly authorized person, twenty-one cents for each mile by the ordinarily traveled route to and from the court where the prosecution is pending, twenty dollars for each day that he is required to travel and attend as a witness, and twenty-five dollars for each night he is required to remain away from his residence, and who fails without good cause to attend and testify as directed in the summons, shall be punished in the manner provided by § 23A-38-1 or 23A-38-2.
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