South Dakota § 16-13-31 - Panel not invalidated by irregularity--Dismissal of panel after misfeasance or malfeasance.
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§ 16-13-31. Panel not invalidated by irregularity--Dismissal of panel after misfeasance or malfeasance.
No irregularity or omission upon the part of the state court administrator's office or of any officer, in the performance of any duty imposed by this chapter, serves to invalidate the panel of grand or petit jurors selected unless it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the court for which the panel was drawn that there was such misfeasance or malfeasance as would tend to deprive some litigant or person charged with crime of a substantial right, in which event the court may dismiss any or all members of the panel from the trial of such case or the consideration of such matter or for the term and may make such order respecting the drawing of additional names from the list or a new panel or a special venire as the court may deem proper.
Source: SL 1935, ch 85, § 12; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 32.1012; SL 1972, ch 125, § 21; SL 2003, ch 118, § 10; SL 2015, ch 118, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-13-31 ("Panel not invalidated by irregularity--Dismissal of panel after misfeasance or malfeasance.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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