<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 23A-1 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF TITLE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s91d0a03d7d1146a090e426b0decc236fNormal { text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s91d0a03d7d1146a090e426b0decc236fHG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s91d0a03d7d1146a090e426b0decc236fDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s91d0a03d7d1146a090e426b0decc236fHG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2a1b7b12a3a9457c9d192db4d235e366StatuteNumber1"><span class="s2a1b7b12a3a9457c9d192db4d235e366DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Prosecution for the violation of an ordinance, resolution, or the bylaws of a unit of local government of this state, which authorizes a criminal penalty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2a1b7b12a3a9457c9d192db4d235e366Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2a1b7b12a3a9457c9d192db4d235e366000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2a1b7b12a3a9457c9d192db4d235e366NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2a1b7b12a3a9457c9d192db4d235e366DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2a1b7b12a3a9457c9d192db4d235e366SCL">SL 1978, ch 178, § 1; SL 2026, ch 33, § 57.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 23A-1 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF TITLE</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048330Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2048330SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048330CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048330Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2048330DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048330000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048330SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048330SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2048330Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-1-2"><span class="s2048330SENU">23A-1-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048330SENU">. </span><span class="s2048330CL">(Rule 2) Purposes of title--Construction.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048330Normal-000000"><span class="s2048330DefaultParagraphFont">This title is intended to provide for the just determination of every criminal proceeding. It shall be construed to secure simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration, and the elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048330Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048330000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048330Normal"><span class="s2048330SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048330SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>