<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 22-30A-21 - Law enforcement officer retaining seized property as theft. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2047610Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047610SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047610CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2047610Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2047610DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047610000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047610SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2047610SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2047610Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-30A-21"><span class="s2047610SENU">22-30A-21</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047610SENU">. </span><span class="s2047610CL">Law enforcement officer retaining seized property as theft.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047610Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047610DefaultParagraphFont">No state, county, or municipal law enforcement officer may retain or dispose of property that has been seized or confiscated unless the law enforcement officer retains or disposes of such property pursuant to law or a court order. A violation of this section constitutes theft pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-30A-1"><span class="s2047610DefaultParagraphFont">22-30A-1</span></a><span class="s2047610DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047610Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047610000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2047610Normal"><span class="s2047610SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2047610SCL-000002"> SL 1983, ch 177; SL 2005, ch 120, § 77.</span></p></div></body></html>