South Dakota statute
SDCL § 26-9-4 — Probation officers authorized to file complaints--Assistance by state's attorney--General powers of state's attorney unimpaired
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 9: Contributing To Delinquency Or Dependency, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 26-9-4
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.
Probation officers having the powers of peace officers, as well as state's attorneys, shall have the right and be vested with all power necessary to file complaints against any person under § 26-9-1 and to prosecute any such case. In all such cases it shall be the duty of the state's attorney to prepare any such complaints and prosecute any such cases for such probation officer when so requested by such officer or the judge of the circuit court; but nothing herein shall be construed to interfere with any state's attorney prosecuting such cases under this or any other law as in other criminal cases.
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