South Dakota Statutes

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

South Dakota § 23-5-5
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 23LAW ENFORCEMENT
Ch. 23-4CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 23-5-5 (2026).

Text

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.

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Legislative History

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

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