The warden may confiscate and dispose of, in the manner as in the opinion of the secretary of corrections will best promote the interest of the state, any article in the personal possession of any inmate which is unlawful for an inmate to possess pursuant to state law or the rules of the Department of Corrections. Any unauthorized money which is confiscated shall be deposited in the state general fund.
S.D. Codified Laws § 24-2-26
Confiscation and disposition of unauthorized articles and money in inmate's possession
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Cody v. Leapley (1991)
Most recently applied in Hamen v. Hamlin Cnty. (February 2021)
Source: SL 1981, ch 193, § 4; SL 1989, ch 20, § 102; SL 2004, ch 168, § 15.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.