{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-5-1","heading":"(Rule 6(a)) Circuit court order for grand juries--Number of members--Summons of jurors.","body":"The circuit court shall order one or more grand juries to be summoned only when it appears to the circuit judge's satisfaction that a grand jury is necessary or desirable for the investigation of public offenses or misconduct in office. A grand jury shall consist of not less than six nor more than ten members. The court shall direct that a sufficient number of legally qualified persons be summoned to meet this requirement.\nSource: SDC 1939, § 34.1201; SL 1959, ch 233; SDCL, § 23-29-1; SL 1978, ch 178, § 44; SL 1979, ch 159, § 4; SL 1994, ch 176.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-5. (RULE 6) THE GRAND JURY"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-5-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"1bce9dbad5dcce12538cf3d743f73ab513cb77a64d351de45951c84d0be47252","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-4-8","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}