South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-24-4 — Separation or segregation of jurors before submission of case--Oath of officers in charge of jury
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 24: Conduct Of Trial, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-24-4
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.
At any time before the submission of a case to the jury, a court, in its discretion, may allow the jurors to separate or shall have them kept in charge of proper officers who must be sworn to keep the jurors together until the next meeting of the court, to allow no person (including the officers themselves) to communicate with the jurors on any subject connected with the trial, and to return the jurors to court at the time directed by the court.
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