<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-38-3 - Order to witness before grand jury to show cause against contempt. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049131Normal { 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.s2049131SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049131CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049131Normal-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.s2049131DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049131000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049131SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049131SCL-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="s2049131Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-38-3"><span class="s2049131SENU">23A-38-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049131SENU">. </span><span class="s2049131CL">Order to witness before grand jury to show cause against contempt.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049131Normal-000000"><span class="s2049131DefaultParagraphFont">Whenever a witness in any proceeding before a grand jury of this state refuses without just cause to comply with an order to testify or provide other information, the prosecuting attorney may apply to the court for an order directing the witness to show cause why the witness should not be held in contempt.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049131Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049131000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049131Normal"><span class="s2049131SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049131SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 476.</span></p></div></body></html>