<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-39-4 - Bench warrant for defendant failing to appear after release on bail--Costs assessed against defendant. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049143Normal { 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.s2049143SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049143CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049143Normal-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.s2049143DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049143000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049143SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049143SCL-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="s2049143Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-39-4"><span class="s2049143SENU">23A-39-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049143SENU">. </span><span class="s2049143CL">Bench warrant for defendant failing to appear after release on bail--Costs assessed against defendant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049143Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049143DefaultParagraphFont">If the defendant has been released on bail in accordance with any provision of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-43"><span class="s2049143DefaultParagraphFont">23A-43</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049143DefaultParagraphFont"> and does not appear when so ordered by the court, the court, in addition to the forfeiture of bail, may direct the clerk of the court to issue a bench warrant for his arrest. The clerk, on application of the prosecuting attorney, may, at any time after the order, whether the court be sitting or not, issue a bench warrant, and may assess costs of such issuance against the defendant in the sum of ten dollars.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049143Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049143000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049143Normal"><span class="s2049143SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049143SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.3702; SDCL, § 23-48-8; SL 1978, ch 178, § 488; SL 1987, ch 181, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>