An Act to revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility.

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

Section 1. That § 24-5-3 be AMENDED:

24-5-3. If not already provided, Upon discharge of an inmate from a correctional facility, whether by parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge, a correctional facility official shall must provide every the inmate with suitable:

(1) Suitable clothing, a;

(2) A sum of money to be determined by the secretary of corrections, and transportation; and

(3) Transportation to the place one of the following locations, as chosen by the inmate:

(a) The county where the inmate resided at the time of the offense that resulted in imprisonment;

(b) The county where the inmate received sentence; or an

(c) A location equivalent in distance upon discharge from a correctional facility, whether by parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge to either subsection (a) or (b), whichever is lesser in mileage.