South Dakota § 22-30A-30 - Prosecution for passing check against insufficient funds--Establishment of probable cause-Testimony of official not necessary.
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§ 22-30A-30. Prosecution for passing check against insufficient funds--Establishment of probable cause-Testimony of official not necessary.
For purposes of establishing probable cause that a criminal offense has been committed in violation of § 22-30A-24 or 22-30A-25, probable cause is established if the prosecution has presented as evidence at the preliminary hearing, or before the grand jury, a check bearing reasonable indicia that the check has been presented for payment and that the check has not been paid or honored by the financial institution because of insufficient funds in the account upon which the check was drawn or that the account did not exist. Upon the offer and acceptance of the check as evidence at the preliminary hearing, or before the grand jury, it is not necessary for an official or employee of the financial institution to testify at the preliminary hearing, or before the grand jury, concerning the financial institution's records with respect to the account upon which the check has been drawn.
Source: SL 1987, ch 170; SL 1991, ch 194; SL 1992, ch 26, § 4; SDCL, § 22-41-2.3; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 138, 139.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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