The Department of Corrections may enter into contracts with the proper authorities of other states or the federal government, to provide for the support, maintenance, care, and treatment of other persons subject to or receiving institutional treatment in any such other state or federal government, in the appropriate institution in South Dakota under the control and jurisdiction of the department. Any person residing in any institution under the provisions of this section is subject to return to the sending state or federal government at the discretion of the head of the institution in which such person is residing.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-15-10.1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 1972, ch 9, § 1; SL 1983, ch 199, § 8; SL 1987, ch 14; SL 1989, ch 20, § 19.