While the jury is absent the court may adjourn from time to time, in respect to other business; but it is nevertheless open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury until a verdict is rendered or the jury discharged.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-14-22
Other business of court during jury deliberations--Case open until jury discharged
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 33.1336.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.