No inmate sentenced to life imprisonment is eligible for parole by the Board of Pardons and Paroles except as provided in §§ 24-15A-55 to 24-15A-68, inclusive.
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-4
Inmate sentenced to life imprisonment ineligible for parole--Exception
Applied in 15 court decisions — leading case State v. Rice (2016)
Most recently applied in State v. Lanpher, Jr. (May 2024)
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.5302; SL 1964, ch 33, § 5; SDCL § 23-60-15; SL 1978, ch 186, § 21; SL 2004, ch 168, § 55; SL 2018, ch 154, § 11.
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Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.