South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 23A > Chapter 38 – (Rule 42) Contempt


§ 23A-38-1	(Rule 42(a)) Summary punishment of contempt in presence of court–Contents andsignature of order–Maximum punishment
§ 23A-38-2	(Rule 42(b)) Notice and hearing on criminal contempt out of presence of court–Disqualification of judge–Jury trial–Punishment as misdemeanor
§ 23A-38-3	Order to witness before grand jury to show cause against contempt
§ 23A-38-4	Notice of hearing on contempt by grand jury witness
§ 23A-38-5	Order holding grand jury witness in contempt
§ 23A-38-6	Counsel for indigent defendants in contempt cases
§ 23A-38-7	Bail pending appeal from order of confinement–Expeditious disposition of appeal
§ 23A-38-8	Place of confinement of person held in contempt
§ 23A-38-9	Subsequent punishment for contempt permitted on subsequent refusal to provideinformation

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