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SDCL § 23A-44-3 — Dismissal of charges for unnecessary delay in prosecution

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

Part of Chapter 44: Miscellaneous Administrative Provisions, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-44-3

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-44-3Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
If there is unnecessary delay in presenting a charge to a grand jury or in filing an information against a defendant who has been held to answer to a circuit court, or if there is unnecessary delay in bringing a defendant to trial, a court may dismiss his indictment, information or complaint.

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