23A-2-1.   (Rule 3) Complaint as statement of offense--Oath. A complaint is a written statement of the essential facts constituting an offense charged. It must be signed under oath before a person authorized to administer oaths in the State of South Dakota.

Source: SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.1501; SDCL, § 23-19-2; SL 1978, ch 178, § 3.

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