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SDCL § 23A-38-8: Place of confinement of person held in contempt.

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  1. TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 23A-38. (RULE 42) CONTEMPT

Any confinement shall be at a suitable correctional facility within the circuit in which the sentencing court is located. Upon a showing of need or hardship the court ordering confinement may grant a request by the witness to be imprisoned at a suitable correctional facility near the place of residence or employment of the witness, or the witness' family or relatives or the attorney of the witness.

Source: SL 1978, ch 178, § 474.

Collected 2026-09-03T15:18:56Z. Source file · JSON

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