24-13-2. Terms of board members--Vacancies--Training.
The members of the board shall serve for terms of four years. Members are eligible for reappointment. The Governor, the attorney general, and the Supreme Court each shall appoint three members, whose terms shall expire on the third Monday in January of the fourth year after appointment. Each member shall serve until a successor takes office as provided by law. In case of a vacancy, the appointing power shall make an interim appointment to expire at the end of the next legislative session. Each member of the board shall complete annual training developed in consideration of information from the National Institute of Corrections, the Association of Paroling Authorities International, or the American Probation and Parole Association and shall be compensated for the training at a rate to be determined by the Department of Corrections. Each first-time appointee of the board shall, within sixty days of appointment, complete training for first-time parole board members developed in consideration of information from the National Institute of Corrections, the Association of Paroling Authorities, or the American Probation and Parole Association. Training components shall include the use of a validated risk and needs assessment and the use of data guided by evidence-based practices for making parole decisions.
Source: SL 1961, ch 46, §1; SDCL §23-58-1; SL 1978, ch 186, §3; SL 1992, ch 177, §3; SL 2002, ch 123, §2; SL 2013, ch 101, §34.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole
Chapter 13 - Board Of Pardons And Paroles
Section 24-13-1 - Composition of board--Appointment of members.
Section 24-13-2 - Terms of board members--Vacancies--Training.
Section 24-13-4 - Chair of board--Meetings.
Section 24-13-5 - Compensation and expenses of board members.
Section 24-13-7 - Procedural rules of board--Consideration in granting or denying parole.
Section 24-13-8 - Board process for witnesses and evidence--Administration of oaths.
Section 24-13-9 - Appointment and salary of executive director.
Section 24-13-10 - Duties of executive director.
Section 24-13-11 - Hearings by teleconference--Electronic document transfer.
Section 24-13-12 - Inapplicability of certain evidence rules.
Section 24-13-13 - Former board member service as auxiliary member.
Section 24-13-14 - Restrictions on service of auxiliary member.
Section 24-13-15 - Maximum number of members conducting hearing or taking action.