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SDCL § 23A-25-6 — Retirement for deliberation--Room provided--Food and lodging during deliberation

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 25: Jury Instructions And Deliberations, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-25-6

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.

SDCL § 23A-25-6Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
After hearing the charge, the jury shall retire for deliberation. A suitable room, equipped for such purpose, must be provided by each county for the use of a jury upon its retirement for deliberation. While a jury is kept together, either during the progress of a trial or after its retirement for deliberation, the jurors must be provided with suitable and sufficient food and lodging by the bailiff upon an order of court, at the expense of the county.

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