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§ 23A-4-2 — (Rule 5(b)) Procedure on minor offenses cognizable by magistrate court.

South Dakota § 23A-4-2
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 23ACRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 23A-4PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATE

This text of South Dakota § 23A-4-2 ((Rule 5(b)) Procedure on minor offenses cognizable by magistrate court.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-4-2 (2026).

Text

If the charge against a defendant is cognizable by a magistrate pursuant to § 16-12B-8 , the magistrate shall proceed in accordance with that section.

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Legislative History

SL 1978, ch 178, § 37.

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(Rule 1) Proceedings governed by title.
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(Rule 2) Purposes of title--Construction.
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Form of plea raising defense.
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(Rule 12.2(b)) Notice to prosecutor of intention to use expert testimony relating to mental condition--Additional time allowed.
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(Rule 12.2(d)) Exclusion of testimony on failure to give notice or submit to examination.
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Mistrial when defense raised without pleading--Subsequent trial.
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Independent psychiatric examination--Court approval--Notice--Cost.
§ 23A-10A-1
Definition of mental incompetency.
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Expense of maintenance of defendant committed.
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Approved facility defined.
§ 23A-10A-13.1
Restoration to competency program defined.
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Facility's report--Length of commitment determined--Review after one year--Dismissal on court finding.
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Length of detention for Class A, B, or C felony.
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Time in approved facility credited to term of imprisonment.
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