South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-38-1 — (Rule 42(a)) Summary punishment of contempt in presence of court--Contents and signature of order--Maximum punishment
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 38: (Rule 42) Contempt, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-38-1
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.
Criminal contempt may be punished summarily if a judge or magistrate judge certifies that he saw or heard the conduct constituting the contempt and that it was committed in the actual presence of the court. An order of contempt shall recite the facts and shall be signed by the judge or magistrate judge and entered of record. Contempt prosecuted under this section shall be punishable by imprisonment of not more than thirty days in the county jail or a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or both.
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