Each law enforcement agency shall maintain records for at least five years of all reported incidents of domestic abuse. However, during the pendency of any action instituted pursuant to § 25-10-36, records which identify the location of a victim may not be disclosed to a defendant without a court order, except to defendant’s attorney.

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Source: SL 1989, ch 208, § 3; SDCL § 23A-3-23; SL 2002, ch 19, § 1.