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SD Codified L § 24-15-1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-1 - Files and case histories of inmates--Purposes--Access to file.

24-15-1. Files and case histories of inmates--Purposes--Access to file.If a defendant is sentenced to the state penitentiary, the Department of Corrections shall develop a file which shall contain a complete history of that person. The executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall generate an adequate case history of each inmate of the state penitentiary to enable the executive director to make recommendations to the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The case history shall include results of risk and needs assessments of the inmate conducted by the department and other agencies as available and copies of documents relevant to supervision, treatment, and violation decisions in the inmate's prior prison, probation and parole custodies. The case history shall be transferred and kept as a permanent record of the Department of Corrections, solely for the proper supervision of the inmate by the Department of Corrections and as a guide to the inmate's needs. Except for the information authorized for release pursuant to §24-2-20, no person other than members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, its executive director, the secretary of corrections, or any person specifically delegated for such access by the secretary of corrections, may inspect such file unless otherwise ordered by a circuit court or subpoena after notice to the secretary of corrections and an opportunity for a hearing on any objections to inspection. The secretary shall have ten days after receipt of the notice to inform the court if the secretary requests a hearing. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5304 as added by SL 1955, ch 31, §2; SL 1964, ch 33, §6; SDCL §§23-57-11, 23-60-1, 23-60-2; SL 1977, ch 198, §11; SL 1978, ch 186, §16; SL 1987, ch 13, §2; SL 1989, ch 20, §173; SL 1991, ch 209, §1; SL 1992, ch 177, §16; SL 2001, ch 118, §2; SL 2004, ch 168, §51; SL 2011, ch 127, §1; SL 2013, ch 101, §30.
SD Codified L § 24-15-1.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-1.1 - Parole defined--Prisoner not required to accept parole--No right to parole.

24-15-1.1. Parole defined--Prisoner not required to accept parole--No right to parole.Parole is the discretionary conditional release of an inmate from actual penitentiary custody before the expiration of the inmate's term of imprisonment. The prisoner remains an inmate under the legal custody of the Department of Corrections until the expiration of the inmate's term of imprisonment. A prisoner is not required to accept a conditional parole. A prisoner is never entitled to parole. However, parole may be granted if in the judgment of the Board of Pardons and Paroles granting a parole would be in the best interests of society and the prisoner.Neither this section or its application may be the basis for establishing a constitutionally protected liberty, property, or due process interest in any prisoner. Source: SL 1985, ch 205, §1; SL 1989, ch 20, §174; SL 2004, ch 168, §52.
SD Codified L § 24-15-1.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-1.2 - Prior felonies--Determination and effect on parole eligibility.

24-15-1.2. Prior felonies--Determination and effect on parole eligibility.The determination of whether a prior offense is a felony for the purposes of this chapter shall be determined by whether it is a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States at the time of conviction of the offense. Any felony conviction in this state, any other state, or the United States shall be considered to determine parole eligibility under §§24-15-4 and 24-15-5. Source: SL 1986, ch 204.
SD Codified L § 24-15-2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-2 - Contents and sources for case histories.

24-15-2. Contents and sources for case histories.The executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles in preparing each case history shall:(1)Adopt and implement a procedure by which a report shall be completed to contain the life history of each inmate;(2)Receive from the Department of Corrections a copy of the true record of each inmate which specifies each infraction of rules and the disciplinary action taken; and(3)Enlist the services of any sheriff, state's attorney, circuit judge, or other officer who may have knowledge concerning each inmate, or circumstances surrounding the commission of the crime for which the inmate was sentenced, or the inmate's previous history. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5304 as added by SL 1955, ch 31, §2; SL 1964, ch 33, §6; SDCL, §23-60-3; SL 1978, ch 186, §17; SL 1992, ch 177, §17; SL 2004, ch 168, §53.
SD Codified L § 24-15-3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-3 - Establishment of date of parole consideration eligibility--Change--Hearing--Completion of history--Findings regarding inmate.

24-15-3. Establishment of date of parole consideration eligibility--Change--Hearing--Completion of history--Findings regarding inmate.Whenever any person becomes an inmate of the penitentiary, the director shall immediately establish in the record the date when the inmate will be eligible for consideration for parole. Such consideration for a parole eligibility date is subject to change upon receipt of information regarding a change in the number of prior felony convictions or any subsequent felony convictions. Any inmate who is aggrieved by the established parole consideration eligibility date may apply for a hearing before the Board of Pardons and Paroles for a final determination of the true and correct parole consideration eligibility date. Between the date a person becomes an inmate of the penitentiary and the date on which the person becomes eligible for consideration for parole, the director shall complete the history of the inmate and shall study the life, habits, previous environment, and nature of the inmate to determine the advisability of recommending the inmate for parole when the inmate becomes eligible to be considered. At least ten days before the date of eligibility the director shall submit to the board the findings regarding the inmate. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5304 as added by SL 1955, ch 31, §2; SL 1964, ch 33, §6; SDCL §23-60-4; SL 1978, ch 186, §19; SL 1984, ch 180, §3; SL 1986, ch 205, §4; SL 1986, ch 206; SL 2004, ch 168, §54; SL 2014, ch 116, §12.
SD Codified L § 24-15-4 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-4 - Inmate sentenced to life imprisonment ineligible for parole--Exception.

24-15-4. Inmate sentenced to life imprisonment ineligible for parole--Exception.No inmate sentenced to life imprisonment is eligible for parole by the Board of Pardons and Paroles except as provided in §§24-15A-55 to 24-15A-68, inclusive. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5302; SL 1964, ch 33, §5; SDCL §23-60-15; SL 1978, ch 186, §21; SL 2004, ch 168, §55; SL 2018, ch 154, §11.
SD Codified L § 24-15-5 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-5 - Time of eligibility for parole.

24-15-5. Time of eligibility for parole.An inmate is eligible for parole, subject to §24-15-4, after deducting from the inmate's sentence the statutory time granted for good conduct pursuant to §24-5-1:(1)If convicted of a felony for the first time, when the inmate has served one-fourth of the time remaining;(2)If convicted of a felony for the second time, when the inmate has served three-eighths of the time remaining; or(3)If convicted of a felony three or more times, when the inmate has served one-half of the time remaining. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5301; SL 1939, ch 34; SL 1964, ch 33, §4; SDCL, §§23-60-6 to 23-60-9; SL 1975, ch 174, §1; SL 1978, ch 186, §20; SL 1988, ch 196, §2; SL 2004, ch 168, §56.
SD Codified L § 24-15-6 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-6 - Effect of concurrent sentences on eligibility for parole.

24-15-6. Effect of concurrent sentences on eligibility for parole.In the determination of an inmate's eligibility for parole, two or more convictions arising from the same transaction, for which the sentences are made to run concurrently, shall be considered as one conviction. Two or more sentences arising from different transactions for which the sentences are made to run concurrently shall be considered as separate convictions. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5301 as added by SL 1939, ch 34; SL 1964, ch 33, §4; SDCL, §23-60-10; SL 1978, ch 186, §22.
SD Codified L § 24-15-7 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-7 - Effect of consecutive sentences on eligibility for consideration for parole.

24-15-7. Effect of consecutive sentences on eligibility for consideration for parole.In the determination of an inmate's eligibility for consideration for parole, two or more convictions arising from the same transaction, for which the sentences are made to run consecutively, shall be considered as one conviction. Two or more sentences arising from different transactions for which the sentences are made to run consecutively shall be considered as separate convictions. In determining the eligibility date for a person receiving two or more sentences which are made to run consecutively, the sentences shall be added together and the total number of convictions shall then determine the total amount of time to be served before becoming eligible for consideration for parole subject to the provisions of §24-15-5. Source: SL 1978, ch 186, §23; SL 1983, ch 199, §2; SL 1986, ch 207.
SD Codified L § 24-15-7.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-7.1 - Effect of consecutive sentence for offense committed as an inmate.

24-15-7.1. Effect of consecutive sentence for offense committed as an inmate.Any person convicted of a felony while an inmate under the custody of the warden of the penitentiary and for which the sentence is made to run consecutively is not eligible for consideration for parole until serving the last of all such consecutive sentences. In such cases the parole consideration eligibility date shall be established subject to the provisions of subdivisions 24-15-5(2) and (3). Source: SL 1984, ch 180, §4.
SD Codified L § 24-15-8 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-8 - Right of eligible inmate to hearing before board--Decline of parole--Waiver of hearing--Criteria for parole.

24-15-8. Right of eligible inmate to hearing before board--Decline of parole--Waiver of hearing--Criteria for parole.When an inmate becomes eligible for consideration for parole, the inmate is entitled to a hearing with the Board of Pardons and Paroles to present the inmate's application for parole. An inmate may decline parole consideration and waive the right to a hearing. The board may issue an order to the Department of Corrections that the inmate shall be paroled if it is satisfied that:(1)The inmate has been confined in the penitentiary for a sufficient length of time to accomplish the inmate's rehabilitation;(2)The inmate will be paroled under the supervision and restrictions provided by law for parolees, without danger to society; and(3)The inmate has secured suitable employment or beneficial occupation of the inmate's time likely to continue until the end of the period of the inmate's parole in some suitable place within or without the state where the inmate will be free from criminal influences.Neither this section nor its application may be the basis for establishing a constitutionally protected liberty, property, or due process interest in any prisoner. Source: SDC 1939, §§13.5301, 13.5302; SL 1939, ch 34; SDC Supp 1960, §13.5304; SL 1955, ch 31, §2; SL 1957, ch 36, §2; SL 1964, ch 33, §§4 to 6; SDCL §§23-60-11, 23-60-12, 23-60-14; SL 1978, ch 186, §24; SL 1985, ch 205, §4; SL 1986, ch 208; SL 1992, ch 177, §18; SL 2002, ch 124, §1; SL 2012, ch 137, §5.
SD Codified L § 24-15-9 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-9 - Transfer of inmate to Human Services Center--Return to penitentiary.

24-15-9. Transfer of inmate to Human Services Center--Return to penitentiary.The Board of Pardons and Paroles may order the Department of Corrections to transfer any inmate to the Human Services Center. The director of the human services center shall notify the Department of Corrections when the inmate is ready to be transferred back to the state penitentiary. Upon receipt of the notice, the Department of Corrections shall within five days bring the inmate back to the state penitentiary. Source: SL 1967, ch 31; SDCL, §§23-60-28 to 23-60-30; SL 1978, ch 186, §15; SL 1992, ch 177, §20.
SD Codified L § 24-15-10 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-10 - Waiting period for new application after denial of parole or clemency.

24-15-10. Waiting period for new application after denial of parole or clemency.If an inmate's application for parole is denied, the inmate may not again present an application before the board for a period of eight months. A continuance of an application for parole is not a denial. An application for clemency may not be heard for one year after the date of the judgment. If an application for clemency is denied, an inmate may not again present an application for clemency for a period of one year. Source: SL 1978, ch 186, §25; SL 1985, ch 205, §5; SL 2004, ch 168, §59.
SD Codified L § 24-15-11 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-11 - Restrictions on parolee--Bond--Restitution--Child support--Supervision fees.

24-15-11. Restrictions on parolee--Bond--Restitution--Child support--Supervision fees.The board may place reasonable restrictions upon a parolee which are designed to continue the parolee's rehabilitation. The board and the department may require the parolee to post a bond to assure the parolee's appearance and compliance with the conditions and restrictions of parole. The board, upon granting parole, shall require the implementation of a restitution plan and payment of supervision fees, if reasonably possible. The prior obligations of child support and restitution payments take precedence over collection of supervision fees. All restrictions shall be in writing, and the agreement shall be signed by the parolee. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5307; SL 1955, ch 31, §5; SL 1957, ch 36, §3; SL 1964, ch 33, §8; SDCL §23-60-17; SL 1978, ch 186, §26; SL 1986, ch 196, §6; SL 1997, ch 149, §1; SL 2010, ch 133, §1.
SD Codified L § 24-15-11.1 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-11.1 - Substituting community service for supervision fees.

24-15-11.1. Substituting community service for supervision fees.The Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Department of Corrections may allow inmates required to pay supervision fees pursuant to §24-15-11 or 24-15A-24 to substitute community service work hours for supervision fees. Source: SL 1997, ch 149, §3.
SD Codified L § 24-15-11.2 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-11.2 - Revenue to general fund.

24-15-11.2. Revenue to general fund.Any revenue collected pursuant to §§24-15-11 and 24-15A-24 as supervision fees shall be deposited in the state general fund. Source: SL 1997, ch 149, §4; SL 1998, ch 154, §1.
SD Codified L § 24-15-11.3 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-11.3 - Promulgation of rules establishing supervision fees.

24-15-11.3. Promulgation of rules establishing supervision fees.The Department of Corrections may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to establish supervision fee rates to be imposed pursuant to §§24-15-11 and 24-15A-24. Source: SL 1997, ch 149, §6.
SD Codified L § 24-15-12 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-12 - Clothing and travel expense for parolee.

24-15-12. Clothing and travel expense for parolee.When the Board of Pardons and Paroles grants a parole to an inmate, the Department of Corrections shall provide the parolee, if not already provided for, with necessary clothing not exceeding a cost of one hundred dollars, with necessary traveling expenses not exceeding fifty dollars, and with transportation to the county of commitment or an equivalent distance. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5309; SL 1964, ch 33, §9; SDCL, §23-60-24; SL 1978, ch 186, §27; SL 1992, ch 177, §21; SL 2004, ch 168, §60.
SD Codified L § 24-15-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-13 - Legal custody of parolee--Conviction remains in effect.

24-15-13. Legal custody of parolee--Conviction remains in effect.Each parolee shall at all times be considered confined, in the legal custody of the Department of Corrections, and shall remain under conviction for the crime for which the parolee was convicted and sentenced. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5306; SL 1964, ch 33, §7; SDCL, §23-60-21; SL 1978, ch 186, §28; SL 1992, ch 177, §22; SL 2004, ch 168, §61.
SD Codified L § 24-15-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-14 - Supervision of parolees--Employment of personnel.

24-15-14. Supervision of parolees--Employment of personnel.The Department of Corrections shall exercise supervision over all paroled prisoners. The secretary of corrections shall employ or appoint officers and employees, pursuant to chapter 3-6D, as may be necessary to accomplish the proper supervision of parolees, persons on parole under a suspended sentence, and inmates on work release or extended confinement pursuant to §§24-2-25 and 24-2-27. Source: SL 1961, ch 46, §8; SDCL §23-58-10; SL 1977, ch 198, §14; SL 1978, ch 186, §6; SL 1987, ch 13, §3; SL 1989, ch 20, §175; SL 2018, ch 12, §9; SL 2018, ch 151, §1.
SD Codified L § 24-15-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-15 - Out-of-state employment of parolee--Supervision by other state--State laws remaining applicable.

24-15-15. Out-of-state employment of parolee--Supervision by other state--State laws remaining applicable.The Board of Pardons and Paroles may, in the board's discretion, permit a parolee to leave this state and go to any other state, if satisfied that suitable employment or beneficial occupation of the parolee's time has been secured in the other state where the parolee will be free from criminal influences, and that a parole agency or department of the other state will undertake supervision of the parolee within the other state in conformity with the laws of South Dakota relating to parolees. The parolee is subject to all the laws of South Dakota relating to parolees, in the same manner and to the same extent as if the parolee had not been permitted to leave this state. Source: SDC 1939, §13.5301; SL 1939, ch 34; SL 1964, ch 33, §4; SDCL, §23-60-13; SL 1978, ch 186, §29; SL 1987, ch 13, §4; SL 2004, ch 168, §62.
SD Codified L § 24-15-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-16 - Interstate agreements for supervision and return of parolees unimpaired.

24-15-16. Interstate agreements for supervision and return of parolees unimpaired.Nothing in this chapter affects the authority of the Governor to enter into compacts with other states, through their duly constituted authorities, for reciprocal supervision of persons placed on probation or released on parole and for the reciprocal return of such persons to the contracting states for violation of the terms of their parole or probation. Source: SL 1978, ch 186, §18; SL 2004, ch 168, §63.
SD Codified L § 24-15-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-19 - Powers of Department of Corrections when purposes of parole not being subserved.

24-15-19. Powers of Department of Corrections when purposes of parole not being subserved.If the purposes or objects of parole are not being served, the Department of Corrections and its parole agents may use any necessary means to establish discipline, arrest, or take custody and control of the parolee pending the issuance of a warrant of arrest by the executive director. Source: SL 1978, ch 186, §32; SL 1987, ch 13, §5; SL 1989, ch 20, §176.
SD Codified L § 24-15-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-20 - Order to show cause against parole revocation--Grounds.

24-15-20. Order to show cause against parole revocation--Grounds.The executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles may issue an order to show cause why parole should not be revoked whenever the executive director or the board is satisfied that:(1)A parolee is violating or has violated the regulations or restrictions placed upon the parolee by the board;(2)A parolee has failed to report to his or her assigned parole agent;(3)A parolee has failed to answer inquiries made by a parole agent; or(4)The purposes or objects of parole are not being served. Source: SL 1978, ch 186, §30; SL 1987, ch 13, §6; SL 2004, ch 168, §64.
SD Codified L § 24-15-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole|Chapter 15 - Paroles From The Penitentiary|Section 24-15-21 - Director's warrant to arrest parolee or inmate--Suspension of parole supervision time--Time credited.

24-15-21. Director's warrant to arrest parolee or inmate--Suspension of parole supervision time--Time credited.If the executive director of the board is satisfied that any provision of §24-15-20 or 24-15A-27 has been violated or an inmate under parole supervision in the community has escaped, the executive director may issue a warrant to the Department of Corrections, a law enforcement officer, or parole agent directing that the parolee or inmate named be arrested. Pursuant to the provisions of §24-15-23, the parolee may be returned to the state penitentiary. Upon the issuance of the warrant, the running of the parole supervision time shall be suspended until the board has entered a final order on the revocation. The board shall credit the inmate with time spent in custody as a direct result of the parole violation. Source: SDC 1939, §§13.5306, 13.5307; SL 1955, ch 31, §§4, 5; SL 1964, ch 33, §§7, 8; SDCL §§23-60-22, 23-60-23; SL 1978, ch 186, §31; SL 1986, ch 209; SL 1987, ch 13, §7; SL 1992, ch 177, §25; SL 2018, ch 151, §2.