{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-6-1","heading":"Indictment or information required for prosecution of offense--Exceptions.","body":"Every public offense must be prosecuted by an indictment or by an information signed by a prosecuting attorney except:\n(1) A proceeding for the removal of a civil officer of this state;\n(2) An offense arising under the laws, rules, and regulations relating to the National Guard;\n(3) An offense arising under the laws of this state which is a Class 2 misdemeanor or petty offense or which is punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment;\n(4) An offense arising from the violation of an ordinance or bylaw of a unit of local government of this state.\nSource: SDC 1939 \u0026 Supp 1960, § 34.2904; SDCL, § 23-2-5; SL 1978, ch 178, § 61; SL 1991, ch 187, § 6.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-6. INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-6-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"fe434ed74dc74e96a0c15f0ca2d74fd88e00e066c40fc7e44f18744625f50b7d","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-5-20","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-6-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}