Seized property shall be safely kept and may not be taken from its custodian as long as it is required as evidence in any trial without an order of such court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-37-2
Safekeeping of seized property
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Cody (1982)
Most recently applied in State v. Zephier (September 2020)
Source: SL 1978, ch 178, § 463.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.