South Dakota § 16-13-49 - Permitting improper communication with jury as misdemeanor.
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§ 16-13-49. Permitting improper communication with jury as misdemeanor.
Every officer to whose charge any jury is committed by any court or magistrate, who negligently or intentionally permits them or any one of them:
(1) To receive any communication from any person;
(2) To make any communication to any person;
(3) To obtain or receive any book or paper; or
(4) To leave the jury room without the leave of such court or magistrate first obtained; is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: PenC 1877, § 134; CL 1887, § 6334; RPenC 1903, § 140; RC 1919, § 3722; SDC 1939, § 13.1212; SL 1979, ch 150, § 4.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-13-49 ("Permitting improper communication with jury as misdemeanor.") 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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