23A-45-1. Criminal proceedings defined.A criminal proceeding is one prosecuted by the state as a party, against a person charged with a criminal offense for the punishment thereof. A proceeding for the violation of an ordinance, bylaw, or police regulation is one prosecuted by a unit of local government as a party, against a person charged with a public offense, for the punishment thereof. Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §34.2901; SDCL, §23-1-1; SL 1978, ch 178, §551.
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