23A-43-29. Arrest of defendant by surety on violation of conditions--Recommitment and discharge of surety.Any defendant who is released on the execution of an appearance bail bond with one or more sureties may, if he violates the conditions of his release, in vacation, be arrested by his surety, delivered to a law enforcement officer, and brought before any committing magistrate. At the request of such surety, the committing magistrate shall recommit the defendant to the custody of the law enforcement officer, and endorse on the recognizance, or certified copy thereof, the discharge and exoneretur of the surety. The person so committed shall be held in custody until discharged by due course of law. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.1808; SDCL, §§23-26-9, 23-26-10; SL 1978, ch 178, §530.
South Dakota Legal Code