South Dakota Statutes

§ 23A-3-26 — Definition of expungement.

South Dakota § 23A-3-26
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 23ACRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Ch. 23A-2(RULE 4.1) ARREST

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S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-3-26 (2026).

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Terms used in §§ 23A-3-27 to 23A-3-33 , inclusive, mean:

(1)"Expungement," the sealing of all records on file within any court, detention or correctional facility, law enforcement agency, criminal justice agency, or Department of Public Safety concerning a person's detection, apprehension, arrest, detention, trial or disposition of an offense within the criminal justice system. Expungement does not imply the physical destruction of records.

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Related

In Re the Expungement of Records Related to Oliver
2012 S.D. 9 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2012)
28 case citations
Matter of Implicated Individual
2021 S.D. 61 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2021)
19 case citations
Record Expungement of Jones
2025 S.D. 54 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 2025)

Legislative History

SL 2010, ch 126, § 1.

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