S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-20

Order to show cause against parole revocation--Grounds

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Small v. McKennan Hospital (1987)

Most recently applied in Hughes v. South Dakota Board of Pardons & Paroles (April 1999)

Source: SL 1978, ch 186, § 30; SL 1987, ch 13, § 6; SL 2004, ch 168, § 64.

The executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles may issue an order to show cause why parole should not be revoked whenever the executive director or the board is satisfied that:

(1) A parolee is violating or has violated the regulations or restrictions placed upon the parolee by the board;

(2) A parolee has failed to report to his or her assigned parole agent;

(3) A parolee has failed to answer inquiries made by a parole agent; or

(4) The purposes or objects of parole are not being served.

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