<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-6-26 - (Rule 9(a)) Warrant or summons on indictment--Delivery for execution--Warrant on defendant's failure to respond to summons. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048444Normal { 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.s2048444SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048444CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048444Normal-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.s2048444DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048444000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048444SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048444SCL-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="s2048444Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-6-26"><span class="s2048444SENU">23A-6-26</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048444SENU">. </span><span class="s2048444CL">(Rule 9(a)) Warrant or summons on indictment--Delivery for execution--Warrant on defendant's failure to respond to summons.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048444Normal-000000"><span class="s2048444DefaultParagraphFont">Upon request of a prosecuting attorney, a circuit court judge, in the case of a felony, and a magistrate judge, in the case of a misdemeanor or at the direction of the presiding judge of the circuit in the case of a felony, may issue a warrant for each defendant named in an indictment. A circuit court judge, or magistrate judge in an appropriate case, may issue a summons instead of a warrant upon the request of a prosecuting attorney. Upon like request or direction a court may issue more than one warrant or summons for the same defendant. The warrant or summons shall be delivered to a law enforcement officer or other person authorized by law to execute or serve it. If a defendant fails to appear in response to a summons, a warrant shall be issued.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048444Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048444000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048444Normal"><span class="s2048444SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048444SCL-000002"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.1235; SDCL, § 23-31-9; SL 1978, ch 178, § 85; SL 1999, ch 121, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>