South Dakota statute

SDCL § 23A-38-8 — Place of confinement of person held in contempt

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-38-8

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-38-8Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Any confinement shall be at a suitable correctional facility within the circuit in which the sentencing court is located. Upon a showing of need or hardship the court ordering confinement may grant a request by the witness to be imprisoned at a suitable correctional facility near the place of residence or employment of the witness, or the witness' family or relatives or the attorney of the witness.

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