At the discretion of the court, whenever the law requires a defendant in a misdemeanor or felony criminal case to appear before a judge or magistrate for an initial or subsequent appearance, bail, arraignment, or other pre-trial proceeding, the proceeding may be conducted by interactive audiovisual device, in which case the defendant shall not be required to be physically brought before the judge or magistrate.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-5A-3
Pre-trial criminal proceedings
Source: SL 2007, ch 301 (Supreme Court Rule 06-69), eff
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