S.D. Codified Laws § 24-5-3 (2026)
Clothing, money, and transportation on discharge.
SDC 1939, § 13.4726; SL 1953, ch 38 ; SL 1959, ch 42 ; SL 1961, ch 44 ; SL 1972, ch 151 ; SL 1981, ch 193 , § 15; SL 1989, ch 20 , § 111; SL 2004, ch 168 , § 23; SL 2013, ch 114 , § 1; SL 2023, ch 82 , § 74; SL 2026, ch 116 , § 1.
Upon discharge of an inmate from a correctional facility, whether by parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge, a correctional facility official must provide the inmate with the following, if not already provided:
- (1) Suitable clothing;
- (2) A sum of money to be determined by the secretary of corrections; and
(3) Transportation to one of the following locations:
- (a) The county where the inmate resided at the time of the offense that resulted in imprisonment;
- (b) The county where the inmate received sentence; or
- (c) A location equivalent in distance to either subsection (a) or (b), whichever is lesser in mileage.
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4726; SL 1953, ch 38 ; SL 1959, ch 42 ; SL 1961, ch 44 ; SL 1972, ch 151 ; SL 1981, ch 193 , § 15; SL 1989, ch 20 , § 111; SL 2004, ch 168 , § 23; SL 2013, ch 114 , § 1; SL 2023, ch 82 , § 74; SL 2026, ch 116 , § 1.