South Dakota Codified Laws 1-15-32. Participation in international prisoner transfer treaties
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If a treaty in effect between the United States and a foreign country provides for the transfer or exchange of convicted offenders to the country of which the offenders are citizens or nationals, the Governor may, on behalf of the state and subject to the terms of the treaty, authorize the secretary of corrections to consent to the transfer or exchange of offenders under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and take any other action necessary to initiate the participation of this state in the treaty.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 1-15-32
- 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.
Source: SL 1993, ch 9.