Section 23A-5-1 - (Rule 6(a)) Circuit court order for grand juries--Number of members--Summons ofjurors. - South Dakota Statutes

23A-5-1. (Rule 6(a)) Circuit court order for grand juries--Number of members--Summons of jurors. The circuit court shall order one or more grand juries to be summoned only when it appears to the circuit judge's satisfaction that a grand jury is necessary or desirable for the investigation of public offenses or misconduct in office. A grand jury shall consist of not less than six nor more than ten members. The court shall direct that a sufficient number of legally qualified persons be summoned to meet this requirement.

Source: SDC 1939, § 34.1201; SL 1959, ch 233; SDCL, § 23-29-1; SL 1978, ch 178, § 44; SL 1979, ch 159, § 4; SL 1994, ch 176.