South Dakota Statutes

§ 23A-14A-1 — Definitions.

South Dakota·Title 23A CRIMINAL PROCEDURE·Ch. 23A-14A UNIFORM RENDITION OF PRISONERS AS WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS ACT

Terms used in §§ to 23A-14A-10 , inclusive, mean:

(1)"Witness," a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by grand jury or in any criminal action before a court;
(2)"Penal institution," includes any jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention;
(3)"State," includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.

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Legislative History

SL 2002, ch 119, § 1.

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