The judge of the circuit court may visit, inspect, and supervise all the jails in his circuit and all county and municipal officers shall comply with the orders of such court relating to jails or inmates therein, in accordance with law and the policies and procedures provided for in § 24-11-23, and the violation of any such order may be punished as a contempt of court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-11-27
Power of circuit judge to visit jail and make order--Violation of order as contempt
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wahl v. Moses (1983)
Most recently applied in Wahl v. Moses (November 1983)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4604; SL 1957, ch 33; SL 1983, ch 198, § 8.
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