Before any officer may enter upon duties pursuant to § 23A-25-5 , the following oath shall be administered to each officer: Do you solemnly swear or affirm that you will take this jury to a private and convenient place, that you will not allow any person, including yourself, to communicate with the jurors except by order of the court, until they have reached a verdict, and that when a verdict has been reached you will return them into the court, so help you God?
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