South Dakota Codified Laws 16-1A-10. Status of judge pending criminal, removal or retirement proceedings
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A judge is disqualified from acting as a judge, but shall suffer no loss of salary, while there is pending an indictment or an information charging him with a crime punishable as a felony under South Dakota or federal law, or a recommendation to the Supreme Court by the commission for his removal or retirement.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-1A-10
- Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
Source: SL 1973, ch 136, § 11.