South Dakota Statutes

§ 22-22-26 — Forensic medical examination--Costs to county--Costs enumerated.

South Dakota·Title 22 CRIMES·Ch. 22-20 SEX OFFENSES

The county where an alleged rape or sexual offense occurred must pay the cost of any forensic medical examination performed by a physician, hospital, or clinic on the victim of the alleged rape or sexual offense. The cost of a forensic medical examination includes:

(1)Physician, hospital, or clinic services directly related to the forensic medical examination;
(2)Necessary forensic supplies;
(3)Scope procedures directly related to the forensic medical examination, including anoscopy and colposcopy;
(4)Laboratory testing directly related to the forensic medical examination, including drug screening, urinalysis, pregnancy screening, syphilis screening, chlamydia culture, gonorrhea coverage culture, HIV screening, hepatitis B and C screening, herpes culture, and any other sexu

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Legislative History

SL 1986, ch. 182; SL 2005, ch 120, § 402; SL 2012, ch 126, § 1; SL 2013, ch 108, § 1; SL 2018, ch 131, § 1; SL 2025, ch 94, § 1.

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