South Dakota § 16-13-49 Permitting improper communication with jury as misdemeanor.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 16-13-49 — Permitting improper communication with jury as misdemeanor.

South Dakota § 16-13-49

Title 16COURTS AND JUDICIARY

Ch. 16-12AJURY LISTS AND PANELS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 16-13-49 (2026).

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Every officer to whose charge any jury is committed by any court or magistrate, who negligently or intentionally permits them or any one of them:

(1)To receive any communication from any person;

(2)To make any communication to any person;

(3)To obtain or receive any book or paper; or (4) To leave the jury room without the leave of such court or magistrate first obtained; is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.

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Every officer to whose charge any jury is committed by any court or magistrate, who negligently or intentionally permits them or any one of them: (1) To receive any communication from any person; (2) To make any communication to any person; (3) To obtain or receive any book or paper; or (4) To leave the jury room without the leave of such court or magistrate first obtained; is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.