South Dakota § 23-5A-4 - Persons required to provide DNA sample--Retroactivity of requirement.
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§ 23-5A-4. Persons required to provide DNA sample--Retroactivity of requirement.
Any person convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a qualifying offense on or after July 1, 2003, shall provide a DNA sample upon intake or as determined by the supervising agency. However, this requirement does not apply if the person's DNA sample is included in the State DNA Database. A person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a qualifying offense before July 1, 2003, and who is still incarcerated or under supervision as of July 1, 2003, shall provide a DNA sample as determined by the supervising agency or institution.
Source: SL 2003, ch 133, § 4; SL 2008, ch 114, § 2.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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