Title 23, LAW ENFORCEMENT

Any person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a qualifying offense before July 1, 2003, and who is still serving a period of incarceration or is still under supervised release on July 1, 2003, shall provide a DNA sample as determined by the custodial institution…

If the state accepts a person from another state under any interstate compact, or under any other reciprocal agreement with any county, state, or federal agency, or any other provision of law, whether or not the person is confined or released, the acceptance is conditional on the…

The requirements of this chapter apply regardless of whether a court advises a person that a DNA sample must be provided to the State DNA Databank and Database as a condition of probation or parole. No person who has been sentenced to death or life without the possibility of paro…

The agency or institution having custody or control or the agency providing supervision of persons convicted or adjudicated delinquent for qualifying offenses, as appropriate, may contract with third parties to provide for the collection of the DNA samples described in §§ 23-5A-5…

Upon a written motion by any person who has been convicted of a felony offense, the court that entered the judgment of conviction for the felony offense shall order DNA testing of specific evidence if the court finds that all of the following apply: (1) The petitioner asserts, un…

If the DNA test results obtained pursuant to this chapter are inconclusive or show that the petitioner was the source of the DNA evidence, the DNA sample of the petitioner shall be retained in the State DNA Database. Source: SL 2009, ch 120 , § 10.

If the DNA test results obtained pursuant to this chapter exclude the petitioner as the source of the DNA evidence, and a comparison of the DNA sample of the petitioner results in a match between the DNA sample of the petitioner and another offense, the attorney general shall not…

If DNA test results obtained pursuant to this chapter are inconclusive, the circuit court shall deny the petitioner relief. Source: SL 2009, ch 120 , § 12.

If DNA test results obtained pursuant to this chapter show that the petitioner was the source of the DNA evidence, the court shall: (1) Deny the petitioner relief; and (2) On motion of the state: (a) Assess the petitioner the cost of any DNA testing carried out pursuant to this c…

In any prosecution of the petitioner pursuant to this chapter for false assertions or other conduct in proceedings pursuant to this chapter, the court, upon conviction of the petitioner, shall sentence the petitioner to a sentence that runs consecutively to any other term of impr…

If DNA test results obtained pursuant to this chapter exclude the petitioner as the source of the DNA evidence, the petitioner may file a motion for a new trial. The court shall establish a reasonable schedule for the petitioner to file such motion for a new trial and for the sta…

The court shall grant the motion of the petitioner for a new trial if the DNA test results, when considered with all other evidence in the case, establish by compelling evidence that a new trial would result in the acquittal of the felony offense, as referenced in § 23-5B-1 , for…

Nothing in this chapter provides a basis for relief in any state or federal habeas corpus proceeding. Source: SL 2009, ch 120 , § 17.

Upon the receipt of the petitioner's written motion filed under § 23-5B-1 , the court shall: (1) Notify the attorney general and the state's attorney who prosecuted the case resulting in the petitioner's conviction; and (2) Allow the state twenty days from the receipt of notice t…

The court may not appoint counsel for an indigent petitioner under this chapter. However, the court may refer requests for DNA testing to the Innocence Project in South Dakota or such volunteer attorney as the State Bar of South Dakota may designate. Source: SL 2009, ch 120 , § 3…

Nothing in this chapter precludes a petitioner from proceeding with privately retained counsel. Source: SL 2009, ch 120 , § 4.

Upon receiving notice from the court that a written motion has been made, the attorney general or the state's attorney who prosecuted the case, shall take all reasonable actions necessary to ensure that all evidence which was collected in connection with the investigation or pros…

The court shall direct that any DNA testing ordered pursuant to § 23-5B-1 be carried out by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation. However, the court may order DNA testing by another qualified laboratory if the court makes all necessary orders to ensure the integrit…

Nothing in this chapter prohibits a convicted person and the state from consenting to and conducting post-conviction DNA testing by agreement of the parties, without filing a motion for post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to this chapter. Source: SL 2009, ch 120 , § 7.

The results of any DNA testing ordered pursuant to § 23-5B-1 shall be disclosed to the court, the petitioner, and the state. Source: SL 2009, ch 120 , § 8.

The state shall submit any test results relating to the DNA of the petitioner to the State DNA Database. Source: SL 2009, ch 120 , § 9.

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Accredited laboratory," a DNA laboratory that has received formal recognition that it meets or exceeds a list of standards, including the FBI director's quality assurance standards, to perform specific tests; (2) "DNA," deoxyribonucleic acid;…

A health care facility examining or treating a victim of rape or sexual assault shall give the victim, or a victim or witness assistant, the option of reporting the rape or sexual assault to an appropriate law enforcement agency. A health care facility may not require the victim …

A health care facility shall assign a code number to a sexual assault kit, and provide the code number to the victim as well as information identifying the law enforcement agency where the kit will be stored. The health care facility shall maintain the code record for at least se…

For any rape or sexual assault that is reported by a victim under § 23-5C-2 , the law enforcement agency that receives a sexual assault kit from the health care facility in accordance with §§ 23-5C-2 and 23-5C-3 shall submit the evidence to the Division of Criminal Investigation …

There is hereby established, in the Office of the Attorney General a Bureau of Criminal Statistics, hereinafter called the bureau. Source: SL 1939, ch 138 , § 1; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.15A01.

Annually, and at such other times as he may determine, the director shall prepare and publish reports reflecting the crime situation in this state, the operation of public agencies engaged in the administration of criminal justice and in the conduct of the punishment or treatment…

Every person having custody or charge of public or official records or documents, from which information is sought for the purposes of this chapter, shall grant to the director, or to any person deputized by him, access thereto, for the purpose of obtaining such information. A vi…

The bureau shall cooperate with the appropriate agency of the federal government and with similar agencies in other states, territories, and countries, toward the end of developing and carrying on a complete and uniform interstate, national, and international system of criminal i…

The Governor, and persons specifically authorized by the director, shall have access to the files and records of the bureau. No such file or record of information shall be given out or made public except as provided in this chapter, or except by order of court, or except as may b…

No rewards for the apprehension or conviction of any person or for the recovery of any property may be accepted by the director, or by any employee of the bureau, but any such reward, if paid to the director or an employee of the bureau shall be paid into the state treasury and c…

It shall be the duty of the clerk of every court, of the chief or head of every police department, or other police agency, of every sheriff and constable, of every prosecuting attorney, of every probation or parole officer, and of the head of every department or institution, stat…

It shall be the duty of all coroners to transmit promptly to the director reports and information, as required by the director, regarding autopsies performed and inquests conducted, together with the verdict of the coroner's jury. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemea…

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. Source: SL 1939, ch 138 , § 17; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.15A16.

The bureau shall function through a director. The attorney general shall, by virtue of his office, be the director. The director shall have a seal of office in such form as he shall prescribe. The attorney general shall not receive a salary as such director. Source: SL 1939, ch 1…

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Criminal Statistics Act. Source: SL 1939, ch 138 , § 19; SDC Supp 1960, § 55.15A17.

The attorney general shall assign for the work of the bureau such deputies and clerical assistants in his department as he may from time to time find necessary. The compensation of the clerical assistants assigned to the bureau and all other expenses of the bureau shall be paid o…

The director shall collect and compile information, statistical and otherwise, which will, as far as practicable, present an accurate survey of the number and character of crimes committed in the state, the extent and character of delinquency, the operations of the police, prosec…

The director shall also gather such information concerning particular criminal offenders as in his judgment may be helpful to other public officials or agencies dealing with them. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor. Source: SL 1939, ch 138 , §§ 3, 15; SDC Supp 1…

The director shall promulgate classifications and shall prepare forms for the statistical classification of crimes, of offenders, of their punishment and treatment and of all other pertinent information, to conform, as far as practicable, with those promulgated by the appropriate…

The director, or any person deputized by the director, upon exhibiting specific written authorization by the director, is empowered to enter any prison, jail, penal, or reformatory institution in this state, and to take or cause to be taken fingerprints or photographs, or both, a…

The director shall file, or cause to be filed, all information received by the bureau and shall make, or cause to be made, a complete and systematic record and index thereof, to provide a convenient method of reference and consultation. As far as practicable all such records shal…

The director of the Bureau of Criminal Statistics may authorize the destruction of information and records of: (1) Persons who are dead; (2) Persons seventy - five years of age or older unless a violation has occurred within the last ten years; (3) Incidents that are no longer co…

Upon request therefor and payment of the reasonable cost, the director shall furnish a copy of all available information and of records pertaining to the identification and history of any person or persons of whom the bureau has a record, to any similar governmental bureau, sheri…

Terms used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean: (1) "Antique firearm," a firearm as defined in subdivision § 22-1-2(4); (2) "Concealed," a firearm as defined in subdivision § 22-1-2(6); (3) "Crime of violence," an action as defined in subdivision § 22-1-2…

This chapter shall not apply to antique firearms or to firearms which have been permanently altered so they are incapable of being discharged. Source: SL 1979, ch 150 , § 40.