South Dakota § 23A-28A-3 Escrow account for benefit of victim--Civil action by victim.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 23A-28A-3 — Escrow account for benefit of victim--Civil action by victim.

South Dakota § 23A-28A-3

Title 23ACRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Ch. 23A-28APROFITS FROM CRIME--RESTITUTION

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S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-28A-3 (2026).

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The attorney general shall deposit such moneys in an escrow account and shall escrow such personal property in an appropriate manner for the benefit of and payable to any victim or legal representative of any victim of crimes committed by such convicted person, or by such accused person, but only if such accused person is eventually convicted of the crime and provided that such victim, within five years of the date of the establishment of such escrow account, brings a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction and recovers a money judgment for damages against such person or his representatives.

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The attorney general shall deposit such moneys in an escrow account and shall escrow such personal property in an appropriate manner for the benefit of and payable to any victim or legal representative of any victim of crimes committed by such convicted person, or by such accused person, but only if such accused person is eventually convicted of the crime and provided that such victim, within five years of the date of the establishment of such escrow account, brings a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction and recovers a money judgment for damages against such person or his representatives.