South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-27-10. Return of presentence report to court services officer–Filing with board of pardons and paroles, state correctional facility, sheriffs, and jail administrators–Use of information upon written order of judge
Immediately following the imposition of sentence or the granting of probation, the defendant or the defendant’s counsel and the prosecuting attorney shall return to the court services officer any presentence investigation report made available to the parties. When a person is sentenced to a state correctional facility, the court shall file a copy of the person’s presentence report with the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the state correctional facility. Department of Corrections officials and the Board of Pardons and Paroles may utilize information contained in the report, including any pre–plea report being used as the presentence investigation report, for the development of a rehabilitation program for the individual. If a person is sentenced to jail on felony charges, the court shall file a copy of the presentence report with the sheriff or administrator of the jail. Jail officials may utilize information contained in the report, including any pre–plea report being used as the presentence investigation report for the safety and protection of the inmate, rehabilitation programs for the inmate, and assignments to various programs offered by the jail. However, the contents of the reports may not be disclosed to the individual without a written order from the sentencing judge or the sentencing judge’s successor.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-27-10
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Presentence report: A report prepared by a court's probation officer, after a person has been convicted of an offense, summarizing for the court the background information needed to determine the appropriate sentence. Source: U.S. Courts
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
Source: SL 1978, ch 178, § 342; SL 1987, ch 176; SL 1995, ch 133; SL 2023, ch 82, § 24.