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Changes to Existing Law

HB1322Revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.

1 section modified+469-306
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§ 24-5-3

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Section 24-5-3 — AMENDED
Clothing, money, and transportation provided on discharge. 24-5-3. If not already provided, Upon discharge of an inmate from a correctional facility, whether by parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge, a correctional facility official shall must provide every the inmate with suitable suitable: (1) Suitable clothing, a a; (2) A sum of money to be determined by the secretary of corrections, and transportation transportation; and (3) Transportation to the place one of the following locations, as chosen by the inmate: (a) The county where the inmate resided at the time of the offense that resulted in imprisonment; (b) The county where the inmate received sentence sentence; or an (c) A location equivalent in distance upon discharge from a correctional facility, whether by parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge. Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4726; SL 1953, ch 38; SL 1959, ch 42; SL 1961, ch 44; SL 1972, ch 151; SL 1981, ch 193, § 15; SL 1989, ch 20, § 111; SL 2004, ch 168, § 23; SL 2013, ch 114, § 1; SL 2023, ch 82, § 74. discharge to either subsection (a) or (b), whichever is lesser in mileage. 17