23A-25-5.1. Oath of officers to protect privacy of jury.Before any officer may enter upon duties pursuant to §23A-25-5, the following oath shall be administered to each officer: Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will take this jury to a private and convenient place, that you will not allow any person, including yourself, to communicate with the jurors except by order of the court, until they have reached a verdict, and that when a verdict has been reached you will return them into the court, so help you God? Source: SL 2007, ch 131, §4.
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