Within ten days after the issuing of a warrant of death sentence and execution under § 23A-27A-15, the sheriff shall deliver the defendant together with certified copies of the warrant of death sentence and execution and the judgment of conviction to the state correctional facility.

Source: SL 1939, ch 135 , § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.37A01; SDCL § 23-49-2; SL 1979, ch 160 , § 18; SL 2008, ch 117 , § 3; SL 2023, ch 82 , § 36.