South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-4-8 — (Rule 5.1(c)) Record of proceedings on preliminary hearing--Cost--Transmittal of papers to trial court--Limitation of access to record
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 4: Preliminary Proceedings Before Magistrate, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-4-8
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.
A verbatim record of the proceeding in each preliminary hearing shall be made under the direction of the committing magistrate upon request of either the prosecuting attorney or the defendant. A copy of the transcript of the record of the proceeding shall be furnished to the defendant and to the prosecuting attorney if either requests it. If a transcript is requested by the defendant and the committing magistrate finds that the defendant is indigent, its cost shall be borne by the county where the venue of the alleged offense was originally laid. In such case the committing magistrate shall follow the procedures set forth in chapter 23A-40. At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing the committing magistrate shall forthwith transmit to the clerk of the trial court having jurisdiction of the offense, all papers of the proceeding, any bail taken by him, and all exhibits received in the hearing. The circuit court may, for good cause shown, limit access to the record of the proceeding.
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