{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-5.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-25-5.1","heading":"Oath of officers to protect privacy of jury.","body":"Before any officer may enter upon duties pursuant to § 23A-25-5, the following oath shall be administered to each officer: Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will take this jury to a private and convenient place, that you will not allow any person, including yourself, to communicate with the jurors except by order of the court, until they have reached a verdict, and that when a verdict has been reached you will return them into the court, so help you God?\nSource: SL 2007, ch 131, § 4.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-25. JURY INSTRUCTIONS AND DELIBERATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-25-5.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0123ebdfd8b01f1be28676d179b3d90378638683801082829c9df3139284adac","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-5","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-25-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}