77-17-11. Jury to retire for deliberation -- Oath of officer having custody.
(1) After hearing the court's instructions and arguments of counsel, the jury shall retire for deliberation.
(2) An officer shall: be sworn to keep the jury together in some private and convenient place; not permit any person to speak to or communicate with the jury; not communicate with the jury except: upon the order of the court; or to ask the jury whether the jury has agreed on a verdict; and return the jury to court when the jury has agreed and the court has so ordered, or when otherwise ordered by the court.