<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-40-8 - Compensation of assigned counsel.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; 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.s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 23A-40-8 - Compensation of assigned counsel."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 23A-40-8 - Compensation of assigned counsel."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-40-8"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-40-8" rel="noopener"><span class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cSENU">23A-40-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cSENU">. </span><span class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cCL">Compensation of assigned counsel.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided below, counsel assigned pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-40-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont">23A-40-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont"> and subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-40-7" rel="noopener"><span class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont">23A-40-7</span></a><span class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont">(2) shall, after the disposition of the cause, be paid by the county in which the action is brought, or, in case of a parole revocation, by the county from which the inmate was sentenced, a reasonable and just compensation for the services and for necessary expenses and costs incident to the proceedings in an amount to be fixed by a judge of the circuit court or a magistrate judge within guidelines established by the presiding judge of the circuit court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont">If the cause originated from a criminal offense committed by an inmate under confinement in a facility operated by the Department of Corrections, the Department of Corrections must, after the disposition of the cause, pay counsel assigned pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-40-6" rel="noopener"><span class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont">23A-40-6</span></a><span class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont">, a reasonable and just compensation for the services and for necessary expenses and costs incident to the proceedings in an amount to be fixed by a judge of the circuit court or a magistrate judge within guidelines established by the presiding judge of the circuit court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059c000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s66f8764c148149a1b7e6f4fc0b69059cSCL">SDC 1939, § 34.1901; SL 1957, ch 182; SDCL, §§ 23-2-2, 23-2-3; SL 1968, ch 147; SL 1969, ch 155; SL 1978, ch 178, § 493; SDCL Supp, § 23A-40-4; SL 1979, ch 159, § 34; SL 1983, ch 191, § 1; SL 2024, ch 94, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>