2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 24 - PENAL INSTITUTIONS, PROBATION AND PAROLE
Chapter 02 - Care And Discipline Of Penitentiary Inmates
§ 24-2-17 Record of inmate conduct and infractions--Notice--Challenge to findings or sanctions--Investigation--Modification--Use of record.
24-2-17. Record of inmate conduct and infractions--Notice--Challenge to findings or sanctions--Investigation--Modification--Use of record. The warden shall keep a true record of the conduct of each inmate and shall specify each infraction of the rules of discipline. Each inmate shall be notified of every entry on the inmate's record of each such infraction of the rules of discipline and shall have thirty days to challenge the validity of the finding that the inmate committed the rule infraction or the disciplinary sanction imposed by notifying the warden. After investigation, the warden may determine that the inmate did not commit the rule infraction and revise the record accordingly. The warden may also modify the imposed disciplinary sanction or rule infraction. The record shall be used whenever the question of any inmate's eligibility for parole or discharge arises pursuant to § 24-5-1.
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4706; SL 1939, ch 32; SL 1974, ch 170, § 1; SL 1981, ch 193, § 10; SL 1989, ch 20, § 95; SL 2004, ch 168, § 9; SL 2009, ch 128, § 2.
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