SDCL 24-5-1

A parolee may not receive earned discharge credits for the month if the parolee had a violation of conditions resulting in a formal response; (3) No earned discharge credit may accrue for a calendar month in which a violation report has been submitted, the parolee has absconded from supervision, the parolee is under sanction of jailing or detainment, or for the months between the submission of the violation report and the final action on the violation report by the board. If the board does not find that the provisions of § 24-15A-27 or 24-15-20 have been violated, the board may include an award of earned discharge credits for the months the violation report was pending in the board's order to restore the parolee to the original or modified terms and conditions of parole; (4) A parolee serving a sentence for a conviction of a sex offense as defined in § 22-24B-1 or a violation of sex offender registry requirements or a violation of community safety zone requirements is not eligible for earned discharge credits on any sex offense, sex offender registry violation, or community safety zone violation sentence; (5) Earned discharge credits shall be applied to the sentence discharge date within thirty days of the end of the month in which the credits were earned. At least every six months, a parolee who is serving a sentence eligible for earned discharge credits shall be notified of the current sentence discharge date; and (6) A parolee serving an eligible South Dakota prison sentence in any community in another state under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision is eligible for earned discharge credits pursuant to this chapter. Source: SL 2013, ch 101 , § 36.