{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23-1a-11","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23-1A-11","heading":"Written promise to appear--Admission and deposit--Immediate hearing if alternatives refused--Violation of promise to appear as misdemeanor.","body":"Any person who has been served with a petty offense complaint for a violation of a statute relating to the operation and use of a motor vehicle may, if he has a valid South Dakota driver's license in his possession or if the arresting officer is shown satisfactory proof that the person does have a valid South Dakota driver's license although not in his immediate possession, give a written promise to appear at the hearing to the officer who served the complaint on him.\nIf he does not have a valid South Dakota driver's license, he may immediately either sign an admission and give a deposit in accordance with § 23-1A-12 or file a deposit in accordance with § 23-1A-13. If he refuses either alternative, he shall be taken immediately to the nearest or most accessible judge or magistrate for a hearing on the complaint.\nAny person who intentionally violates his written promise to appear, given in accordance with the provisions of this section, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.","path":["TITLE 23. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 23-1A. PETTY OFFENSE PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23-1A-11","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"05109fa81147eb9357936f547eb3a59aaefda9c1794cc4d3b726af9a99167afb","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23-1a-10","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23-1a-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}