19-5-9. Seal and contents of attachment and commitment order for witness--Direction and execution of order.
Every attachment for the arrest or order of commitment to prison of a witness, by a court or officer, pursuant to this chapter, must be under the seal of the court or officer, if he have an official seal, and must specify particularly the cause of the arrest or commitment; and if the commitment be for refusing to answer a question, such question must be stated in the order. Such order of commitment may be directed to the sheriff, coroner, or any constable of the county where such witness resides or may be at the time, and shall be executed by committing him to the jail of such county, and delivering a copy of the order to the jailer.
Source: CCivP 1877, §457; CL 1887, §5271; RCCivP 1903, §497; RC 1919, §2744; Supreme Court Rule 508, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §36.0307.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 05 - Subpoena And Attendance Of Witnesses
Section 19-5-1 - Fees and mileage payments of witnesses.
Section 19-5-4 - Requiring attendance of witness for deposition to be used in another jurisdiction.
Section 19-5-5 - Prisoner produced for oral examination in county.
Section 19-5-7 - Disobedience of subpoena or refusal to testify as contempt.
Section 19-5-8 - Attachment issued on disobedience of subpoena by witness.
Section 19-5-10 - Amount of undertaking for appearance by witness endorsed on attachment.
Section 19-5-11 - Show cause order when witness not personally served.
Section 19-5-12 - Punishment for contempt by witness.
Section 19-5-13 - Application for discharge of imprisoned witness.
Section 19-5-14 - Civil liability of witness for failure to attend or give testimony.
Section 19-5-16 - Fraud or deceit to affect testimony of witness as misdemeanor.