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SDCL § 23A-5-2 — New grand jury ordered after discharge of original jury--Other causes

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

Part of Chapter 5: (Rule 6) The Grand Jury, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-5-2

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-5-2Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
If a grand jury is discharged by an allowance of a challenge to the panel, or if an offense is committed during the sitting of the court after the discharge of a grand jury, or if after such discharge a new indictment becomes requisite by reason of an arrest of judgment or by the setting aside of an indictment, or if for any other good and sufficient cause another grand jury may become necessary, a court may in its discretion order that another grand jury be summoned, and the court may to that end make an order to summon another grand jury according to the provisions of chapter 16-13.

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