Home/South Dakota/Statutes/Title 23: LAW ENFORCEMENT/Ch. 23-4: CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION/§ 23-5-5
South Dakota Statutes

§ 23-5-5 — Fingerprints taken on arrest--Comparison with files--Information on previous criminal record.

South Dakota·Title 23 LAW ENFORCEMENT·Ch. 23-4 CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION
The attorney general shall compare the description received pursuant to § 23-5-4 with those already on file in the Division of Criminal Investigation and if he finds the person arrested has a criminal record or is a fugitive from justice, he shall at once inform the arresting officer of such fact.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

South Dakota § 23-5-5 (Fingerprints taken on arrest--Comparison with files--Information on previous criminal record.) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 55.1607; SL 1966, ch 161, § 6.

Nearby Sections

15
§ 23-13-1
Prevention of offenses by officers of justice--Methods.
§ 23-13-10
Report to sheriff of gunshot wounds treated.
§ 23-13-11
Oral report of gunshot wound as soon as possible.
§ 23-13-12
Immunity from liability for report.
§ 23-13-13
Claim of confidential relation privilege prohibited.
§ 23-13-14
Failure to report bullet wound--Misdemeanor.
§ 23-13-15
Repealed
§ 23-13-17
Repealed
§ 23-13-2
Prevention of offenses by officers of justice--Assistance by other persons.
§ 23-13-3
Repealed
§ 23-13-4
Enforcement of gambling laws--Duties of public officers.
§ 23-13-5
Neglect of gambling investigation and enforcement--Investigation and prosecution by attorney general.
§ 23-13-6
Neglect of gambling investigation and enforcement as petty offense.
§ 23-13-7
Transcription and filing of testimony taken by prosecuting attorney.
§ 23-13-8
Repealed
View on official source ↗