<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 32-33-2.2 - Bench warrant for defendant failing to appear after promise given--Costs assessed against defendant. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2055178Normal { 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.s2055178SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055178CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2055178Normal-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.s2055178DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055178000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055178SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2055178SCL-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="s2055178Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-33-2.2"><span class="s2055178SENU">32-33-2.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055178SENU">. </span><span class="s2055178CL">Bench warrant for defendant failing to appear after promise given--Costs assessed against defendant.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055178Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055178DefaultParagraphFont">If the defendant has given his promise to appear in court in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=32-33-2"><span class="s2055178DefaultParagraphFont">32-33-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055178DefaultParagraphFont"> and does not appear, the court may order or issue a bench warrant for his arrest and may assess costs of such issuance against the defendant in the sum of ten dollars.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055178Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055178000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2055178Normal"><span class="s2055178SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2055178SCL-000002"> SL 1987, ch 181, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>