S.D. Codified Laws § 24-2-26

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Confiscation and disposition of unauthorized articles and money in inmate's possession

Official statutory text

The warden may confiscate and dispose of, in the manner as in the opinion of the secretary of corrections will best promote the interest of the state, any article in the personal possession of any inmate which is unlawful for an inmate to possess pursuant to state law or the rules of the Department of Corrections. Any unauthorized money which is confiscated shall be deposited in the state general fund.

Source: SL 1981, ch 193, § 4; SL 1989, ch 20, § 102; SL 2004, ch 168, § 15.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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