South Dakota § 23-5A-28 - Request for expungement--Grounds.
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§ 23-5A-28. Request for expungement--Grounds.
Any person whose DNA record or DNA profile has been included in the State DNA Database in accordance with this chapter may request expungement on the grounds that the arrest that led to the inclusion of the person's DNA record or DNA profile has not resulted in a felony charge within one year; has been resolved by a dismissal, acquittal, or misdemeanor conviction; or has not resulted in a felony conviction; or the conviction or delinquency adjudication on which the authority for including that person's DNA record or DNA profile was based has been reversed and the case dismissed.
Source: SL 2003, ch 133, § 28; SL 2008, ch 114, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 23-5A-28 ("Request for expungement--Grounds.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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