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2023 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 03 - (Rule 4.1) Arrest
Section 23A-3-27 - Motion for expungement of arrest record.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 23A-3-27 (2023)
23A-3-27. Motion for expungement of arrest record.
An arrested person may apply to the court that would have jurisdiction over the crime for which the person was arrested, for entry of an order expunging the record of the arrest:
(1)After one year from the date of any arrest, if no accusatory instrument was filed;
(2)After one year from the date the prosecuting attorney formally dismisses the entire criminal case on the record;
(3)At any time after an acquittal; or
(4)Within one year from the date the prosecuting attorney formally dismisses the entire criminal case on the record upon a showing of compelling necessity.
Source: SL 2010, ch 126, §2; SL 2012, ch 131, §1; SL 2015, ch 140, §1; SL 2022, ch 71, §1, eff. Mar. 15, 2022.
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