South Dakota Statutes
§ 23A-5-1 — (Rule 6(a)) Circuit court order for grand juries--Number of members--Summons of jurors.
South Dakota § 23A-5-1
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-5-1 (2026).
Text
The circuit court shall order one or more grand juries to be summoned only when it appears to the circuit judge's satisfaction that a grand jury is necessary or desirable for the investigation of public offenses or misconduct in office. A grand jury shall consist of not less than six nor more than ten members. The court shall direct that a sufficient number of legally qualified persons be summoned to meet this requirement.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 34.1201; SL 1959, ch 233; SDCL, § 23-29-1; SL 1978, ch 178, § 44; SL 1979, ch 159, § 4; SL 1994, ch 176.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 23A-5-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/23A-5-1.