{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-14a-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-14A-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in §§ 23A-14A-1 to 23A-14A-10, inclusive, mean:\n(1) \"Witness,\" a person who is confined in a penal institution in any state and whose testimony is desired in another state in any criminal proceeding or investigation by grand jury or in any criminal action before a court;\n(2) \"Penal institution,\" includes any jail, prison, penitentiary, house of correction, or other place of penal detention;\n(3) \"State,\" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory of the United States.\nSource: SL 2002, ch 119, § 1.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-14A. UNIFORM RENDITION OF PRISONERS AS WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS ACT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-14A-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"873e133b7f137c5cecbe1b287d9a77d8fa2e74077e1e870e6c74f6ef87517c20","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-14-29","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-14a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}