3-21-9. No liability for parole or release of prisoner or revocation thereof or for certain other matters.
No person, political subdivision, or the state is liable for any injury resulting from the parole or release of a prisoner or from the terms and conditions of his parole or release or from the revocation of his parole or release, or for any injury caused by or resulting from:
(1)An escaping or escaped prisoner;
(2)An escaping or escaped person;
(3)A person resisting arrest;
(4)A prisoner to any other prisoner; or
(5)Services or programs administered by or on behalf of the prison, jail, or correctional facility.
Source: SL 1986, ch 4, §11.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 3 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 21 - Liability Of Public Entities And Public Officials
Section 3-21-2 - Notice prerequisite to action for damages--Time limit.
Section 3-21-3 - Persons to whom notice must be given.
Section 3-21-5 - Effect of inaccuracy in notice.
Section 3-21-7 - No waiver of sovereign immunity.
Section 3-21-10 - Immunity from lawsuits in courts of other jurisdictions.
Section 3-21-11 - Who are agents of state for purposes of § 21-32-17.
Section 3-21-13 - Restrictions on agreements providing for indemnification.
Section 3-21-14 - Nondisparagement clause--Unenforceable--State government.