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SDCL § 23A-27-39 — Discharge of guilty but mentally ill defendant by treating facility--Report

Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)

Part of Chapter 27: Sentence And Judgment, South Dakota Codified Laws.

Full text of SDCL § 23A-27-39

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.

SDCL § 23A-27-39Primary source, current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
If a treating facility discharges a defendant pursuant to § 23A-27-38 prior to the expiration of his sentence, the facility shall forward to the Board of Pardons and Paroles a report on the condition of the defendant. The report shall contain the clinical facts, the diagnosis, the course of treatment, and the prognosis for remission of symptoms.

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