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S.D. Codified Laws § 23-6-8.1

Destruction of records of certain persons, incidents, and offenses

Known as the Uniform Criminal Statistics Act

The act spans §§ 23-6-1–23-6-9 (21 sections).

Source: SL 1979, ch 158, § 7; SL 1984, ch 176.

The director of the Bureau of Criminal Statistics may authorize the destruction of information and records of:

(1) Persons who are dead;

(2) Persons seventy-five years of age or older unless a violation has occurred within the last ten years;

(3) Incidents that are no longer considered crimes under the laws of the State of South Dakota;

(4) Misdemeanor offenses whose final date of disposition occurred at least ten years prior to authorized destruction date.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.