§ 29-27-07 — Commitment of offenders to department of corrections and rehabilitation - Place of confinement

Place of confinement.
1. If a judge of the district court imposes a term of imprisonment to a state correctional
facility upon conviction of a felony or a class A misdemeanor, the judge may not
designate a state correctional facility in which the offender is to be confined but shall
commit the offender to the legal and physical custody of the department of corrections
and rehabilitation.
2. After assuming custody of the convicted person, the department of corrections and
rehabilitation may transfer the inmate from one correctional facility to another for the
purposes of safety, security, discipline, medical care, or if the department determines it
is in the best interest of the public, the inmate, or the department.