South Dakota § 23-5A-5 - Persons convicted or adjudicated delinquent for qualifying offense required to provide DNA sample.
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§ 23-5A-5. Persons convicted or adjudicated delinquent for qualifying offense required to provide DNA sample.
Any person who is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a qualifying offense on or after July 1, 2003, shall provide a DNA sample as follows:
(1) Any person who is sentenced or receives a delinquency disposition to a period of incarceration shall provide a DNA sample upon intake to a prison, jail, juvenile detention facility, mental health facility, or any other detention facility or institution. If the person is already confined at the time of sentencing or adjudication, the person shall provide a DNA sample immediately after the sentencing or adjudication;
(2) Any person who is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a qualifying offense shall provide a DNA sample as a condition for any sentence or adjudication which disposition will not involve a period of incarceration. The agency supervising the person shall determine the time for collection of the DNA sample; and
(3) Under no circumstances may any person who is convicted or adjudicated delinquent for a qualifying offense be released in any manner after such disposition unless and until that person has provided a DNA sample.
Source: SL 2003, ch 133, § 5.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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