South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-27-12.1. Supervision of probationers–Performance of special conditions–Payment of costs
Upon receipt of an order that a defendant has been placed on probation to the court service department, the chief court services officer shall immediately assign the defendant to a court services officer for probation supervision.
All such probationers shall cooperate fully with the court services officer and comply with all directives thereby issued in their regard. If the sentencing judge has provided special conditions, including limited areas of residence or community access, required participation in treatment, enhanced reporting requirements, and use of electronic monitoring or global positioning units, for either a probationer or one released on a suspended sentence, then such person shall comply with such special conditions, and the court services officer is hereby charged with the responsibility for effecting compliance with such conditions.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-27-12.1
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Whenever the sentencing judge assesses probation costs as a condition of probation, the costs shall be paid to the clerk of the court who shall forward such costs on a monthly basis to the county treasurer for deposit in the county general fund.
Source: SDC 1939, § 13.5304 as added by SL 1955, ch 31, § 2; SL 1964, ch 33, § 6; SDCL, § 23-57-10; SL 1977, ch 198, § 10; SL 1981, ch 187; SL 2006, ch 123, § 12.