South Dakota § 24-5-2 Restoration to citizenship on discharge--Certificate issued by secretary of corrections--Copy to clerk of court.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 24-5-2 — Restoration to citizenship on discharge--Certificate issued by secretary of corrections--Copy to clerk of court.

South Dakota § 24-5-2

Title 24CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PAROLE

Ch. 24-3DISCHARGE OF INMATES FROM STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

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S.D. Codified Laws § 24-5-2 (2026).

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If any inmate has been discharged under the provisions of § 24-5-1 , 24-5-7 , or 24-15A-8.1 , the inmate shall, at the time of discharge, be considered as restored to the full rights of citizenship. At the time of the discharge of any inmate under the provisions of this chapter, the inmate shall receive from the secretary of corrections a certificate stating that the inmate has been restored to the full rights of a citizen. If an inmate is on parole at the time the inmate becomes eligible for discharge, the secretary of corrections shall issue a like certificate stating that the inmate has been restored to the full rights of a citizen. The secretary of corrections shall mail a copy of the certificate to the clerk of court for the county from which the inmate was sentenced.

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If any inmate has been discharged under the provisions of § 24-5-1 , 24-5-7 , or 24-15A-8.1 , the inmate shall, at the time of discharge, be considered as restored to the full rights of citizenship. At the time of the discharge of any inmate under the provisions of this chapter, the inmate shall receive from the secretary of corrections a certificate stating that the inmate has been restored to the full rights of a citizen. If an inmate is on parole at the time the inmate becomes eligible for discharge, the secretary of corrections shall issue a like certificate stating that the inmate has been restored to the full rights of a citizen. The secretary of corrections shall mail a copy of the certificate to the clerk of court for the county from which the inmate was sentenced.

Legislative History

SDC 1939, § 13.4718; SL 1939, ch 33; SL 1943, ch 47; SL 1959, ch 41, § 1; SL 1965, ch 34; SL 1978, ch 181; SL 1989, ch 20, § 110; SL 1990, ch 180, § 5; SL 2004, ch 168, § 22; SL 2011, ch 128, § 3.