Section 23A-3-12 - Taking before magistrate of person arrested by officer of another state--Commitment to await extradition--Discharge if arrest unlawful. - South Dakota Statutes

23A-3-12. Taking before magistrate of person arrested by officer of another state--Commitment to await extradition--Discharge if arrest unlawful. If an arrest is made in this state by an officer of another state in accordance with the provisions of § 23A-3-9 or 23A-3-10, the officer shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was lawful the magistrate shall commit the person arrested to await for a reasonable time the issuance of an extradition warrant by the Governor of this state or admit the person to bail for such purpose. If the magistrate determines that the arrest was unlawful the magistrate shall discharge the person arrested.

Source: SL 1939, ch 139, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.16B02; SDCL, §§ 23-23-5, 23-23-6; SL 1978, ch 178, § 24.