South Dakota statute
SDCL § 24-15A-32.1 — Withholding of parole eligibility of sex offender based upon history, treatment, and risk factors
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 15A: Adult State Correctional Parole System, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 24-15A-32.1
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.
Upon recommendation of sex offender treatment program staff and following a review of the inmate's history, treatment status, risk of re-offense, and psycho-sexual assessment, the warden may, at any time prior to the inmate's final discharge, recommend to the Board of Pardons and Paroles that parole eligibility pursuant to § 24-15A-32 be withheld on an inmate convicted of a felony sex offense as defined in § 22-24B-1.
The board may, after a hearing, determine if parole eligibility is to be withheld. The decision of the board to withhold parole eligibility is final.
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