South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-11A-4 — Pursuit of escaped prisoner--Breaking structure permitted
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 11A: Escape, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-11A-4
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
If a prisoner escapes, the person from whose custody that prisoner escaped may immediately pursue and retake that prisoner at any time and in any place in the state. To retake a prisoner, the person pursuing may, after notice of intention and refusal of admittance, break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house or other structure.
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