The Governor may reprieve or suspend the execution of the sentence for such reasonable time as the Governor may see fit for the purpose of completing an investigation or other like proper purpose but the period of reprieve or suspension shall not in any event, exceed ninety days.

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Source: SL 1939, ch 135, § 4; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A04; SDCL § 23-49-7; SL 1979, ch 160, § 22; SL 2008, ch 117, § 7.