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S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-43-29

Arrest of defendant by surety on violation of conditions--Recommitment and discharge of surety

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Shadbolt (1999)

Most recently applied in State v. Shadbolt (February 1999)

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1808; SDCL, §§ 23-26-9, 23-26-10; SL 1978, ch 178, § 530.

Any defendant who is released on the execution of an appearance bail bond with one or more sureties may, if he violates the conditions of his release, in vacation, be arrested by his surety, delivered to a law enforcement officer, and brought before any committing magistrate. At the request of such surety, the committing magistrate shall recommit the defendant to the custody of the law enforcement officer, and endorse on the recognizance, or certified copy thereof, the discharge and exoneretur of the surety. The person so committed shall be held in custody until discharged by due course of law.

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