Suspension of sentence as conviction for purposes of habitual offender law

For the sole purposes of consideration of the sentence of a defendant for subsequent offenses or the determination of whether the defendant is an habitual offender under chapter 22-7 , the fact of suspension of imposition of sentence under § 23A-27-13 , whether or not discharge and dismissal have occurred, shall be considered a prior conviction. Source: SDCL, § 23-57-4; SL 1977, ch 197 ; SL 1978, ch 178 , § 345.