The Unified Judicial System, for probation, and the Department of Corrections, for parole, shall each revise the respective agency’s policies for probation and parole requiring a minimum sanction of some period of incarceration for a urinalysis test that is positive for a controlled substance. The sanction shall be imposed for the initial positive test. The policies may exempt a residual positive urinalysis. Any drug court or other specialty court which has an approved sanctioning grid is exempt from the provisions of this section.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-22-28

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

Source: SL 2017, ch 92, § 1.