2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 04 - Preliminary Proceedings Before Magistrate
Section 23A-4-4 - Advice to defendant and admission to bail when initial appearance before another magistrate--Initial appearance without warrant--Transmittal of files to appropriate court.
23A-4-4. Advice to defendant and admission to bail when initial appearance before another magistrate--Initial appearance without warrant--Transmittal of files to appropriate court.
Subject to §§23A-17-1 to 23A-17-4, inclusive, if a defendant is taken before a committing magistrate who did not issue the warrant, or in case no warrant has been issued, the committing magistrate shall inform him of the matters set out in §23A-4-3 and admit the defendant to bail as provided by §23A-2-4 or chapter 23A-43. Within three days thereafter, the committing magistrate shall transmit the minutes of the proceedings and all papers in the case, including bail if posted, to the court which issued the warrant. If no warrant has been issued, the transcript and papers shall be transmitted to the court where the complaint is filed or to the court in which the venue of the offense lies.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§34.1623, 34.1624; SDCL, §§23-22-27 to 23-22-30; SL 1978, ch 178, §39.
