The Supreme Court shall establish rules pursuant to § 16-3-1 governing evidence-based felony probation supervision practices, including a validated risk and needs assessment, and targeting the probationer’s criminal risk factors with suitable supervision and intervention, focusing resources on moderate-risk and high-risk offenders.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-22-11

  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

Source: SL 2013, ch 101, § 14, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.