South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 06 - Criminal Statistics
Section 23-6-8.1 - Destruction of records of certain persons, incidents, and offenses.

23-6-8.1. Destruction of records of certain persons, incidents, and offenses.
The director of the Bureau of Criminal Statistics may authorize the destruction of information and records of:
(1)Persons who are dead;
(2)Persons seventy-five years of age or older unless a violation has occurred within the last ten years;
(3)Incidents that are no longer considered crimes under the laws of the State of South Dakota;
(4)Misdemeanor offenses whose final date of disposition occurred at least ten years prior to authorized destruction date.

Source: SL 1979, ch 158, ยง7; SL 1984, ch 176.

Structure South Dakota Codified Laws

South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 23 - Law Enforcement

Chapter 06 - Criminal Statistics

Section 23-6-1 - Bureau of Criminal Statistics--Establishment in Office of Attorney General.

Section 23-6-2 - Attorney general as director of bureau--Seal--No salary.

Section 23-6-3 - Work of bureau--Assignment of deputies and clerks--Expenses paid from department appropriation.

Section 23-6-4 - Statistical information--Compilation by director--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-5 - Information as to particular offenders--Gathering by director--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-6 - Classification of crimes and offenders--Promulgation by director--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-7 - Authority of director to enter prisons and penal institutions--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-8 - Information received by bureau--Filing by director--Form and classification of records, preservation.

Section 23-6-8.1 - Destruction of records of certain persons, incidents, and offenses.

Section 23-6-9 - Copy of available information--Furnishing to law enforcement agencies--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-10 - Reports by director--Contents--Distribution--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-11 - Access of director to public records--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-12 - Cooperation of bureau with federal government and other states--Development of international system of criminal identification--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-14 - Access to files and records of bureau.

Section 23-6-15 - Acceptance of rewards by director or employees prohibited.

Section 23-6-16 - Officials dealing with persons charged with crime--Reports required by director--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-17 - Coroners--Transmission of information required by director--Misdemeanor.

Section 23-6-19 - Uniformity of interpretation of chapter.

Section 23-6-20 - Citation of chapter.