South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - Habitual Offenders
Section 22-7-10 - Duty of law enforcement personnel to report knowledge of prior convictions.

22-7-10. Duty of law enforcement personnel to report knowledge of prior convictions.
Whenever any jailer, warden, or prison, probation, parole, or law enforcement officer has knowledge that any person charged with a felony has been previously convicted within the meaning of this chapter, that person shall provide that information to the state's attorney.

Source: SDC 1939, §13.0611 (3); SDCL, §22-7-2; SL 1976, ch 158, §7-8; SL 2005, ch 120, §387.

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Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 22 - Crimes

Chapter 07 - Habitual Offenders

Section 22-7-7 - One or two prior felony convictions--Sentence increased--Limitation--Felony determination.

Section 22-7-8 - Three or more additional felony convictions including one or more crimes of violence--Enhancement of sentence.

Section 22-7-8.1 - Three or more additional felony convictions not including a crime of violence--Enhancement of sentence--Limitation--Parole.

Section 22-7-9 - Criteria for consideration of prior convictions.

Section 22-7-10 - Duty of law enforcement personnel to report knowledge of prior convictions.

Section 22-7-11 - Habitual criminal information--Filing--Contents--Proof.

Section 22-7-12 - Defendant to receive copy of information--Contents kept from jury until conviction--Right to jury trial.