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S.D. Codified Laws § 2-6-4.2

Criteria for issuing subpoena

Source: SL 2018, ch 26, § 2.

Before a subpoena may be issued by the Government Operations and Audit Committee, the committee shall determine that:

(1) A legislative purpose exists pursuant to §§ 2-6-2 and 2-6-4;

(2) The subpoenaed person or documents are relevant and material to accomplish the legislative purpose; and

(3) The information sought is not otherwise practically available.

It is not a legislative purpose to subpoena a person or documents to collect information that may be used for a criminal proceeding or to legislatively determine guilt or inflict punishment upon an identifiable person.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.