South Dakota § 24-15-2 - Contents and sources for case histories.
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§ 24-15-2. Contents and sources for case histories.
The executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles in preparing each case history shall:
(1) Adopt and implement a procedure by which a report shall be completed to contain the life history of each inmate;
(2) Receive from the Department of Corrections a copy of the true record of each inmate which specifies each infraction of rules and the disciplinary action taken; and
(3) Enlist the services of any sheriff, state's attorney, circuit judge, or other officer who may have knowledge concerning each inmate, or circumstances surrounding the commission of the crime for which the inmate was sentenced, or the inmate's previous history.
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.5304 as added by SL 1955, ch 31, § 2; SL 1964, ch 33, § 6; SDCL, § 23-60-3; SL 1978, ch 186, § 17; SL 1992, ch 177, § 17; SL 2004, ch 168, § 53.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-15-2 ("Contents and sources for case histories.") 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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