A search warrant is a written order, issued in the name of the state, signed by a committing magistrate, directed to a law enforcement officer, commanding him to search for designated personal property and to bring it to the magistrate.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-35-1
Definition of search warrant
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Miller (1988)
Most recently applied in Swedlund v. Foster (January 2003)
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1101; SDCL, § 23-15-1; SL 1978, ch 178, § 438.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.