{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-28b-37","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-28B-37","heading":"Application hearing open to public--Exceptions.","body":"Any hearing held on an application is open to the public. The record of such hearing is a public record, unless the commission determines that a closed hearing is necessary because:\n(1) The alleged offender has not been brought to trial and a public hearing would adversely affect the alleged offender's apprehension or trial;\n(2) The victim or alleged offender is a minor;\n(3) A public hearing would cause trauma for the victim; or\n(4) A public hearing would frustrate rather than further the interests of justice.\nSource: SL 1991, ch 201, § 37; SL 2004, ch 167, § 4.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-28B. CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-28B-37","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"853b85a27a051b4aea4b4ddb5c21a7b1043900becadc4bd8584368d33a0d3218","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-28b-36","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-28b-38"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}