{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-45-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-45-1","heading":"Criminal proceedings defined.","body":"A criminal proceeding is one prosecuted by the state as a party, against a person charged with a criminal offense for the punishment thereof. A proceeding for the violation of an ordinance, bylaw, or police regulation is one prosecuted by a unit of local government as a party, against a person charged with a public offense, for the punishment thereof.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.2901; SDCL, § 23-1-1; SL 1978, ch 178, § 551.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-45. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-45-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1ba7cd2e5272c505b7b1d5eb6aabbf2828c9c5be3de9f41b03f2897b365cc21a","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-44-17","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-45-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}