{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-15-5a-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 15-5A-3","heading":"Pre-trial criminal proceedings.","body":"At the discretion of the court, whenever the law requires a defendant in a misdemeanor or felony criminal case to appear before a judge or magistrate for an initial or subsequent appearance, bail, arraignment, or other pre-trial proceeding, the proceeding may be conducted by interactive audiovisual device, in which case the defendant shall not be required to be physically brought before the judge or magistrate.","path":["TITLE 15. CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 15-5A. INTERACTIVE AUDIOVISUAL DEVICE USE IN COURT PROCEEDINGS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/15-5A-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"f0c4dee16e589c2d4950d7fdd32ee85da6212f598a2f06b3c4b24322cea4a5b3","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-15-5a-2","next":"us-sd/sdcl-15-5a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}