Whenever any jailer, warden, or prison, probation, parole, or law enforcement officer has knowledge that any person charged with a felony has been previously convicted within the meaning of this chapter, that person shall provide that information to the state’s attorney.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 22-7-10

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.0611 (3); SDCL, § 22-7-2; SL 1976, ch 158, § 7-8; SL 2005, ch 120, § 387.