Whenever the Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends clemency to the Governor, the recommendation shall be in writing. The board shall keep a record of its findings and the reasons for its recommendation.

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Source: SL 1961, ch 46, § 6; SDCL, § 23-59-8; SL 1978, ch 186, § 39.