23A-5-20.(Rule 6(g)) Term of service of grand jury--Excuse and replacement of jurors.
A grand jury shall serve until discharged by the court which convened it, but no grand jury may serve more than eighteen months. The tenure and powers of a grand jury are not affected by the beginning or expiration of a term of court. At any time for cause shown the court may excuse a juror either temporarily or permanently, and in the latter event the court may impanel another person in place of the excused juror in the same manner as the original juror was impaneled.
Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.1214; SDCL, §23-29-14; SL 1978, ch 178, §57.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 05 - (Rule 6) The Grand Jury
Section 23A-5-2 - New grand jury ordered after discharge of original jury--Other causes.
Section 23A-5-4 - Summons of new jurors after challenge--Oath of jurors chosen for particular case.
Section 23A-5-5 - (Rule 6(b)(2)) Dismissal of indictment because grand jurors not qualified.
Section 23A-5-7 - Oath of grand jurors.
Section 23A-5-8 - Charge to grand jury by court--Commencement of inquiries.
Section 23A-5-9 - General powers of grand jury--Access to prisons and records.
Section 23A-5-10 - Advice sought from court or prosecuting attorney.
Section 23A-5-11.1 - Recording of testimony of witness before grand jury.
Section 23A-5-12 - Testimony before grand jury by subject of investigation--Waiver of immunity.
Section 23A-5-13 - Notice of rights to subject appearing before grand jury.
Section 23A-5-14 - Removal and replacement of attorney for witness appearing before grand jury.
Section 23A-5-15 - Evidence heard by grand jury--Order for production of evidence.
Section 23A-5-17 - Disclosure by prosecuting attorney of evidence received by grand jury.
Section 23A-5-19 - Report filed when indictment not issued.
Section 23A-5-20 - (Rule 6(g)) Term of service of grand jury--Excuse and replacement of jurors.