South Dakota Codified Laws 21-15-11.1. Qualifications of bail
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The qualifications of bail are as follows:
(1) Each of them shall be a resident and freeholder within the State of South Dakota;
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 21-15-11.1
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
(2) They shall each be worth double the amount of the undertaking, exclusive of property exempt from execution; but the court may allow more than one surety to justify severally in amounts less than that of the undertaking, if the whole justification is equivalent to that of two sufficient sureties.
Source: SL 1984, ch 159, § 7.