South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-8-1 — (Rule 12(a)) Pleadings enumerated--Motions replacing previous forms of pleadings
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 8: (Rule 12) Pleadings And Pretrial Motions, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-8-1
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.
Except for those offenses triable under § 23A-4-2, pleadings in criminal proceedings are the complaint, the indictment, and the information. The pleas are not guilty, not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity, guilty but mentally ill, guilty, and nolo contendere. All other pleas and demurrers and motions to quash are abolished, and defenses and objections raised before trial which heretofore could have been raised by one or more of them shall be raised only by a motion to dismiss or to grant appropriate relief as provided in this title.
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