# S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-27-1: (Rule 32(a)(1)) Time of imposition of sentence--Hearing in mitigation or aggravation of punishment--Presentence hearing for juvenile--Restitution

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-27-1
- **Heading:** (Rule 32(a)(1)) Time of imposition of sentence--Hearing in mitigation or aggravation of punishment--Presentence hearing for juvenile--Restitution
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 23A / Chapter 27 / Section 23A-27-1

## Text

Sentences shall be imposed without unreasonable delay, but not within forty-eight hours after determination of guilt. A defendant may waive the forty-eight hour delay. Before imposing a sentence, a court may order a hearing in mitigation or aggravation of punishment. If the defendant is a juvenile convicted as an adult of a Class A or Class B felony, prior to imposing a sentence, the court shall conduct a presentence hearing. At such hearing, the court shall allow the defense counsel an opportunity to speak on behalf of the defendant and shall address the defendant personally and ask him if he wishes to make a statement in his own behalf and to present any information in mitigation of punishment. The prosecuting attorney shall have an equivalent opportunity to speak to the court. The circumstances must be presented by the testimony of witnesses examined in open court, except that a witness' deposition may be taken by a magistrate in accordance with chapter 23A-12 . In imposing a sentence, the court shall enter an order of restitution in accordance with chapter 23A-28 .

Source: Supreme Court Rule 410, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §§ 34.3701, 34.3703, 34.3704; SL 1966, ch 120; SDCL §§ 23-48-5, 23-48-11, 23-48-16; SL 1978, ch 178, § 332; SL 1985, ch 192, § 1; SL 2013, ch 105, § 2.

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