{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-39-4","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-39-4","heading":"Bench warrant for defendant failing to appear after release on bail--Costs assessed against defendant.","body":"If the defendant has been released on bail in accordance with any provision of chapter 23A-43 and does not appear when so ordered by the court, the court, in addition to the forfeiture of bail, may direct the clerk of the court to issue a bench warrant for his arrest. The clerk, on application of the prosecuting attorney, may, at any time after the order, whether the court be sitting or not, issue a bench warrant, and may assess costs of such issuance against the defendant in the sum of ten dollars.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.3702; SDCL, § 23-48-8; SL 1978, ch 178, § 488; SL 1987, ch 181, § 1.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-39. (RULE 43) PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANT"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-39-4","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"a2fe1d852d422fc5b8dab2c3c90eda3513a5f11d07b70ff9122122ce975b7a94","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-39-3","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-39-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}