South Dakota § 23-24-17 - Commitment to await requisition.
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§ 23-24-17. Commitment to await requisition.
If from the examination before the judge or magistrate it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and, except in cases arising under § 23-24-7, that he has fled from justice, the judge or magistrate must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him to the county jail for such a time not exceeding thirty days and specified in the warrant, as will enable the arrest of the accused to be made under a warrant of the Governor on a requisition of the executive authority of the state having jurisdiction of the offense, unless the accused give bail as provided in § 23-24-18, or until he shall be legally discharged.
Source: SDC 1939, § 34.1714; SL 1953, ch 200, § 15.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-24-17 ("Commitment to await requisition.") 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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