The court shall order the convicted person to pay the cost of the testing. The cost shall be treated as any other court cost or fine under chapter 23A-27. If the person tested is an inmate under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, the cost of testing shall be taken from the person’s inmate account pursuant to § 24-2-29.

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Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 23A-35B-10

  • 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.
  • Person: includes natural persons, partnerships, associations, cooperative corporations, limited liability companies, and corporations. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

Source: SL 2012, ch 134, § 3.