Each inmate under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections is liable for the cost of the inmate’s confinement which includes room and board charges; medical, dental, optometric, and psychiatric services charges; vocational education training; and alcoholism treatment charges.

However, if the secretary of corrections determines after considering the net income, net worth, number of dependents, and any existing obligations of the inmate, that the inmate is unable to pay, the secretary may waive all or part of the payment for the costs of the inmate’s confinement.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 24-2-28

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Source: SL 1985, ch 192, § 55; SL 1989, ch 20, § 104; SL 1994, ch 188, § 2; SL 2004, ch 168, § 17.