South Dakota Statutes
§ 24-2-6 — Maintenance of order--Prevention of escapes.
South Dakota § 24-2-6
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 24CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PAROLE
Ch. 24-2CARE AND DISCIPLINE OF STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY INMATES
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-2-6 (2026).
Text
Officers and employees may use any necessary means, including reasonable force, to maintain order in any adult correctional facility, to enforce obedience, suppress insurrections and prevent escapes, even at the hazard of life.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 13.4717; SL 1979, ch 161, § 4; SL 1989, ch 20, § 87; SL 1990, ch 178.
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Correctional facility purchases.§ 24-1-2
Repealed§ 24-1-32
Repealed§ 24-1-33
Repealed§ 24-1-34
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 24-2-6, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/24-2-6.