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SDCL § 23A-35-9 — Grounds for no-knock warrant--Powers of officer executing

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

Part of Chapter 35: (Rule 41) Search And Seizure, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-35-9

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-35-9Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
If a committing magistrate who has been asked to issue a search warrant is satisfied that there is probable cause to believe that if notice were given prior to its execution, the property sought in the case may be easily and quickly destroyed or disposed of, or that danger to the life or limb of the officer or another may result, he may include in the warrant a direction that the officer executing it is not required to give the notice required by § 23A-35-8. In such case, the officer who executes the warrant may, without notice of his authority and purpose, enter any structure, portion of a structure or vehicle, or anything therein, by whatever means, including breaking therein.

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