{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-14a-6","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-14A-6","heading":"Prisoner from another state summoned to testify in this state--Certificate.","body":"If a person confined in a penal institution in any other state may be a material witness in a criminal action pending in a court of record or in a grand jury investigation in this state, a circuit court judge or magistrate may certify:\n(1) That there is a criminal proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or a criminal action pending in this court;\n(2) That a person who is confined in a penal institution in the other state may be a material witness in the proceeding, investigation, or action; and\n(3) That the person's presence will be required during a specified time.\nThe certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record in the other state having jurisdiction over the prisoner confined, and a notice shall be given to the attorney general of the state in which the prisoner is confined.\nSource: SL 2002, ch 119, § 6.","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-6","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"cfa7a3d820586ef62decbe5781f21e43b1fc5afe10a9d4dc9958d6b7ef83cb3c","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-14a-5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-14a-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}