South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-14A-1 — Definitions
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 14A: Uniform Rendition Of Prisoners As Witnesses In Criminal Proceedings Act, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-14A-1
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.
Terms used in §§ 23A-14A-1 to 23A-14A-10, inclusive, mean:
(1) "Witness," a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by grand jury or in any criminal action before a court;
(2) "Penal institution," includes any jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention;
(3) "State," includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.
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