South Dakota Codified Laws 26-9-4. Probation officers authorized to file complaints–Assistance by state’s attorney–General powers of state’s attorney unimpaired
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Probation officers having the powers of peace officers, as well as state’s attorneys, shall have the right and be vested with all power necessary to file complaints against any person under § 26-9-1 and to prosecute any such case. In all such cases it shall be the duty of the state’s attorney to prepare any such complaints and prosecute any such cases for such probation officer when so requested by such officer or the judge of the circuit court; but nothing herein shall be construed to interfere with any state’s attorney prosecuting such cases under this or any other law as in other criminal cases.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 26-9-4
- 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.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0407.