The presiding judge of each circuit shall administer and enforce the jury selection provisions of this chapter. Such judge may vary the terms of the random selection process to meet local conditions in any county or jury district in the circuit if such changes are consistent with the terms of this chapter. Such changes shall be reduced to writing, approved by the Supreme Court pursuant to § 16-13-18.2 and filed with the clerk of the court in any county affected by the changes with the other materials required to be preserved by § 16-13-31.1.
S.D. Codified Laws § 16-13-18.3
Responsibility of circuit presiding judge--Variation of process to meet local conditions--Approval and filing of variations
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Good Lance v. Black Hills Dialysis, LLC (2015)
Most recently applied in Good Lance v. Black Hills Dialysis, LLC (November 2015)
Source: SL 1973, ch 135, § 10; SL 1978, ch 178, § 575; SL 1997, ch 119, § 5.
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