Any participating county may apply to the board for funds from the county legal expense relief fund if that county has incurred expenses related to any one criminal prosecution resulting in a court trial that are in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars.

The application shall include such information as the board may prescribe.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 7-16B-16

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

Source: SL 1992, ch 55, § 4; SL 1993, ch 66, § 3; SL 1995, ch 41, § 1; SL 2016, ch 44, § 40.