The term "fresh pursuit" as used in §§ 23A-3-10 to 23A-3-14, inclusive, shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used in this title shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-3-14
Definition of fresh pursuit for interstate felony arrest
Known as the Uniform Act
The act spans §§ 23A-3-1 to 23A-3-9 (38 sections).
Source: SL 1939, ch 139, § 5; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.16B05; SDCL, § 23-23-2; SL 1978, ch 178, § 27.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.