No adjudicated juvenile may remain within the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections beyond the age of twenty-one years.
S.D. Codified Laws § 26-11A-5
Age limit for juvenile within departmental jurisdiction
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Diaz (2016)
Most recently applied in State v. Diaz (November 2016)
Source: SL 1996, ch 172, § 55.
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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.