Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to the person’s charge, or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 33-10-265

  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2012, ch 175, § 246.