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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 45 - Definitions And General Provisions
Section 23A-45-1 - Criminal proceedings defined.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 23A-45-1 (2021)
23A-45-1. Criminal proceedings defined.
A criminal proceeding is one prosecuted by the state as a party, against a person charged with a criminal offense for the punishment thereof. A proceeding for the violation of an ordinance, bylaw, or police regulation is one prosecuted by a unit of local government as a party, against a person charged with a public offense, for the punishment thereof.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.2901; SDCL, §23-1-1; SL 1978, ch 178, §551.
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