South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-7-9 — Criteria for consideration of prior convictions
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 7: Habitual Offenders, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-7-9
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.
No prior conviction may be considered under either § 22-7-7 or 22-7-8 unless the defendant was, on such prior conviction, discharged from prison, jail, probation, or parole within fifteen years of the date of the commission of the principal offense. Moreover, only one prior conviction arising from the same transaction may be considered.
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