Section 23A-27A-34 - Attendance at execution by attorney general, sentencing judge, state's attorney,sheriff, representatives of victim, news media, and additional citizens approved bywarden.
23A-27A-34. Attendance at execution by attorney general, sentencing judge, state's attorney, sheriff, representatives of victim, news media, and additional citizens approved by warden. The warden of the penitentiary shall request, by at least two days' previous notice, the presence of the attorney general, the trial judge before whom the conviction was had or the judge's successor in office, the state's attorney and sheriff of the county where the crime was committed, representatives of the victim, at least one member of the news media, and a number of reputable adult citizens to be determined by the warden. All witnesses and persons present at an execution are subject to approval by the warden.
Source: SL 1939, ch 135, § 13; SL 1939, ch 136; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A13; SDCL § 23-49-22; SL 1979, ch 160, § 36; SL 2007, ch 152, § 1; SL 2008, ch 117, § 27.