South Dakota statute
SDCL § 23A-37-14 — Photographing and return of property of victim seized as evidence--Admissibility of photographs
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 37: Disposition Of Seized Property, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 23A-37-14
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.
Any property, which is not contraband, seized or confiscated by law enforcement personnel, ostensibly for use as evidence in a criminal prosecution, shall be preserved, maintained, or stored at the expense of the county where the criminal offense occurred. If the property is not contraband and is owned by a victim of the crime being investigated, the property shall be photographed by the appropriate law enforcement personnel and returned to the victim of the crime within thirty days of completion of forensic analysis unless the prosecuting attorney deems it essential to the prosecution of the case to retain the evidence. The photographs shall accurately and correctly represent the property and are admissible evidence pursuant to article X of chapter 19-19 in any resulting criminal proceeding.
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