No cellular telephone, electronic communications device, tobacco product, or any other item not provided by or authorized by the operator of the jail facility may be possessed by an inmate of a jail. No item provided by or authorized by the operator of the jail facility may be possessed by an inmate of a jail if the item has been altered to accommodate a use other than the originally intended use of the item. A violation of this section constitutes a Class 1 misdemeanor.
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-11-47.1
Possession of electronic communications devices, tobacco products, or other unauthorized items as misdemeanor
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Hillyer (2025)
Most recently applied in State v. Hillyer (June 2025)
Source: SL 2014, ch 119, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.