{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-13-49","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-13-49","heading":"Permitting improper communication with jury as misdemeanor.","body":"Every officer to whose charge any jury is committed by any court or magistrate, who negligently or intentionally permits them or any one of them:\n(1) To receive any communication from any person;\n(2) To make any communication to any person;\n(3) To obtain or receive any book or paper; or\n(4) To leave the jury room without the leave of such court or magistrate first obtained; is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-13. JURY LISTS AND PANELS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-13-49","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"ddb2c8b79c6e7c640f77bb2ebb930b3dc5246af51f77b4730de5b4d3b713fe38","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-13-48","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-14-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}