South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-14A-6 — Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this state--Certificate
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-6
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 a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a circuit court judge or magistrate may certify:
(1) That there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in this court;
(2) That a person who is confined in a penal institution in the other state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation, or action; and
(3) That the person's presence will be required during a specified time.
The certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined, and a notice shall be given to the attorney general of the state in which the prisoner is confined.
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