23A-49-22. Seized property--Searchable website or spreadsheet.
The attorney general shall establish and maintain a searchable public website or electronic spreadsheet that includes the following information about each property seized and forfeited:
(1)Name of the law enforcement agency that seized the property or, if seized by a multijurisdictional state task force, the name of the lead state agency;
(2)Forfeiture case file number;
(3)County;
(4)Arresting agency;
(5)Seizure date;
(6)Location of the seizure, whether a residence, business, event, or traffic stop;
(7)If a traffic stop on an interstate, the direction of the traffic flow, whether eastbound, westbound, southbound or northbound;
(8)Type and amount of controlled substance;
(9)Original criminal charge;
(10)Final criminal charge;
(11)Date of summons and complaint filed;
(12)Date of summons and complaint served or last date of publication;
(13)Whether the defendant or property owner defaulted on the forfeiture complaint, and if no default occurred, the date of civil answer filed by the defendant or property owner;
(14)Whether an innocent-owner claimant or creditor moved to regain the property;
(15)Date of default civil judgment;
(16)Date of summary judgment;
(17)Date of civil dismissal;
(18)Date of order of civil forfeiture;
(19)Dollar amount of seized currency;
(20)Description of seized property, other than currency, including make, model, and year;
(21)Estimated value of seized property other than currency;
(22)Date of case completion;
(23)Dollar amount of forfeited currency after case completion;
(24)Description of forfeited property, other than currency, after case completion;
(25)Estimated value of forfeited property, other than currency, after case completion;
(26)Whether the property was returned to the defendant or property owner, returned to the innocent-owner claimant or creditor, bought back, sold, destroyed, retained or disbursed to law enforcement agency, or pending disposition; and
(27)Case comments.
Source: SL 2022, ch 76, ยง2.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23A - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 49 - Civil Forfeiture For Crime
Section 23A-49-1 - Real property subject to forfeiture for crime listed in chapter 34-20B or 22-24A.
Section 23A-49-2 - Conveyance used in common carrier business not subject to forfeiture--Exception.
Section 23A-49-3 - Stolen and leased conveyances not subject to forfeiture--Exception.
Section 23A-49-6 - Victim protected against forfeiture by victim immunity.
Section 23A-49-7 - Seizure of property by court process.
Section 23A-49-8 - Seizure of property without court process.
Section 23A-49-9 - Time for instituting proceedings.
Section 23A-49-10 - Seized property subject only to order of court or official.
Section 23A-49-11 - Attorney general action with respect to seized property.
Section 23A-49-12 - Property subject to security interest--Action by attorney general.
Section 23A-49-13 - Civil action--Standard of proof.
Section 23A-49-15 - Procedure in forfeiture proceedings involving real property or conveyances.
Section 23A-49-16 - Service of process by mail where person released on bail.
Section 23A-49-17 - Answer by party in interest.
Section 23A-49-18 - Disposition of property by court where no appearance made.
Section 23A-49-19 - Trial--Disposition of property by court.
Section 23A-49-20 - Attorney general's disposition of forfeited property.
Section 23A-49-21 - Seized property--Written report--Contents.
Section 23A-49-22 - Seized property--Searchable website or spreadsheet.
Section 23A-49-23 - Seized property--Information to be public.
Section 23A-49-24 - Seized property--Fees and costs recouped.