The attorney general shall compare the description received pursuant to § 23-5-4 with those already on file in the Division of Criminal Investigation and if he finds the person arrested has a criminal record or is a fugitive from justice, he shall at once inform the arresting officer of such fact.
S.D. Codified Laws § 23-5-5
Fingerprints taken on arrest--Comparison with files--Information on previous criminal record
Source: SDC 1939, § 55.1607; SL 1966, ch 161, § 6.
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