S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-20-16 (2026)
All challenges, whether to a panel or to an individual juror, shall be tried by the court.
Source: Supreme Court Rule 394, 1939; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 34.3621; SDCL, § 23-43-37; SL 1978, ch 178 , § 247.