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SDCL § 23A-27A-34.1 — Attendance at execution by person trained to pronounce death, corrections staff, and law enforcement officers

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

Part of Chapter 27A: Capital Punishment, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-27A-34.1

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.

SDCL § 23A-27A-34.1Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
The secretary of corrections or a designee of the secretary shall arrange for the attendance of a person trained to examine the defendant and pronounce death and for the attendance of such correctional facility staff, Department of Corrections staff, and law enforcement officers as deemed necessary to perform the execution and maintain security.

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