ENTITLED An Act to create a pilot program in the Unified Judicial System for risk and lethality assessments for certain persons accused of assault or protection order violations.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. The Unified Judicial System shall conduct a pilot program to allow a committing magistrate judge or circuit court judge to review a risk and lethality assessment conducted by law enforcement for a person charged with assaulting a person in a relationship described in § 25-10-3.1, or with violating a protection order, when determining if bond or other conditions of release are necessary for the protection of the alleged victim. The Unified Judicial System shall determine the parameters of the pilot program and provide a report concerning the pilot program to the Legislature prior to December 31, 2024. The report must include the results of the pilot program and a recommendation on whether the program should be continued, expanded, or made permanent.

Section 2. The pilot program will expire on December 31, 2024.

An Act to create a pilot program in the Unified Judicial System for risk and lethality assessments for certain persons accused of assault or protection order violations.