Section 23A-3-34 – [Effective Until 7/1/2021] Automatic removal of certain charges or convictions from background check record-Case record available to court personnel

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, South Dakota

Any charge or conviction resulting from a case where a petty offense, municipal ordinance violation, or a Class 2 misdemeanor was the highest charged offense shall be automatically removed from a defendant’s public record after ten years if all court-ordered conditions on the case have been satisfied. However, the case record will remain available to court personnel or as authorized by order of the court.

SDCL 23A-3-34

Added by S.L. 2016, ch. 134,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
This section is set out more than once. See also ยง 23A-3-34, effective 7/1/2021.