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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 23A - Criminal Procedure » Chapter 05 - (Rule 6) The Grand Jury » Section 23A-5-1 – (Rule 6(a)) Circuit court order for grand juries–Number of members–Summons of jurors.

23A-5-1.(Rule 6(a)) Circuit court order for grand juries–Number of members–Summons of jurors.

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.

Source: 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.