An officer taking property under a warrant shall give to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken, a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property taken or shall leave the copy and receipt at the place from which the property was taken. The return shall be made promptly and shall be accompanied by a written inventory of any property taken. The inventory shall be made in the presence of the applicant for the warrant and the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken, if they are present, or in the presence of at least one credible person other than the applicant for the warrant or the person from whose possession or premises the property was taken, and shall be signed under oath by the officer. The committing magistrate shall upon request deliver a copy of the inventory to the person from whom or from whose premises the property was taken and to the applicant for the warrant.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-35-10

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • property: as used in this chapter includes documents, books, papers, and any other tangible objects. See South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-35-14
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1109; SDCL, § 23-15-18; SL 1978, ch 178, § 447.

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