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§ 23-24A-2 Definition of terms.

SD Codified L § 23-24A-2 (2019) (N/A)
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23-24A-2. Definition of terms. Terms as used in this agreement mean:

(1) "Appropriate court," with reference to the courts of this state, any court with criminal jurisdiction in the matter involved;

(2) "Detainer," any written instrument lodged by an appropriate prosecuting authority having a lawful basis therefor against a prisoner to make disposition of an extraditable offense upon his release from present custody;

(3) "Receiving state," the state in which trial is to be had on an indictment, information, or complaint pursuant to §§ 23-24A-3 to 23-24A-14, inclusive;

(4) "Sending state," a state in which a prisoner is incarcerated at the time that he initiates a request for final disposition pursuant to § 23-24A-3 or at the time that a request for custody or availability is initiated pursuant to § 23-24A-12;

(5) "State," a state of the United States; the United States of America; a territory or possession of the United States; the District of Columbia; the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.Source: SL 1972, ch 150, § 2.

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