<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 23A-27-13 - Suspended imposition of felony sentence--Eligibility--Probation placement--Revocation.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3Normal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3NoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 23A-27-13 - Suspended imposition of felony sentence--Eligibility--Probation placement--Revocation."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 23A-27-13 - Suspended imposition of felony sentence--Eligibility--Probation placement--Revocation."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-27-13"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-27-13" rel="noopener"><span class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3SENU">23A-27-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3SENU">. </span><span class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3CL">Suspended imposition of felony sentence--Eligibility--Probation placement--Revocation.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3Statute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3DefaultParagraphFont">Except as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-27-13.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-13.3</span></a><span class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3DefaultParagraphFont">, upon receiving a verdict or plea of guilty for a felony not punishable by death or life imprisonment by a person never before convicted of a crime that at the time of conviction constitutes a felony in this state, a court having jurisdiction of the defendant, if satisfied that the ends of justice and the best interest of the public as well as the defendant will be served thereby, may, without entering a judgment of guilt, and with the consent of the defendant, suspend the imposition of sentence and place the defendant on probation for a period and upon any terms and conditions as the court may deem best. No person who has previously been granted, whether in this state or any other, a suspended imposition of sentence for a felony, is eligible to be granted a second suspended imposition of sentence for a felony. A court may revoke the suspension at any time during the probationary period and impose and execute sentence without diminishment or credit for any of the probationary period.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s19894f9000b14a23a50e15d12d14c0f3SCL">SL 1953, ch 202; SL 1957, ch 181; SDC Supp 1960, § 34.3708-2; SL 1961, ch 186; SDCL § 23-57-4; SL 1972, ch 149; SL 1976, ch 158, § 43-3; SL 1977, ch 197; SL 1978, ch 178, § 345; SL 1979, ch 159, § 16A; SL 2010, ch 128, § 1; SL 2016, ch 136, § 1; SL 2025, ch 102, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 23A-27-13 - Suspended imposition of felony sentence--Eligibility--Probation placement--Revocation.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048768Normal { 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.s2048768SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048768CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048768Normal-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.s2048768DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048768000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048768SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048768SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2048768Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-13.1"><span class="s2048768SENU">23A-27-13.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048768SENU">. </span><span class="s2048768CL">Copy of suspension order forwarded to criminal investigation division.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048768Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont">Within fifteen days of the filing of a written order suspending imposition of sentence pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-13"><span class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont"> the court shall forward a nonpublic record of the sentence to the Division of Criminal Investigation pursuant to chapters </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-5"><span class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont">23-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23-6"><span class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont">23-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont"> which shall be retained until discharged pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-14"><span class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-14</span></a><span class="s2048768DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048768Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048768000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048768Normal"><span class="s2048768SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048768SCL-000002"> SL 1983, ch 186.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><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 23A-27-13 - Suspended imposition of felony sentence--Eligibility--Probation placement--Revocation.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048769Normal { 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.s2048769SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048769CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048769Normal-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.s2048769DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048769000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048769SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048769SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2048769Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-13.2"><span class="s2048769SENU">23A-27-13.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048769SENU">. </span><span class="s2048769CL">Probationary supervision by court terminated upon imposition of sentence requiring supervision by executive branch.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048769Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048769DefaultParagraphFont">If a defendant is serving a probationary sentence under the supervision of the Unified Judicial System and the same or any other sentencing court imposes a sentence on the defendant requiring supervision by the executive branch, other than as provided under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-18.1"><span class="s2048769DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-18.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048769DefaultParagraphFont"> or </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-18.2"><span class="s2048769DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-18.2</span></a><span class="s2048769DefaultParagraphFont">, the probationary supervision by the Unified Judicial System is immediately terminated. The court that previously imposed the probationary sentence retains jurisdiction over the defendant to impose a sentence to the Department of Corrections, or any other lawful sentence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048769Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048769000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048769Normal"><span class="s2048769SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048769SCL-000002"> SL 2018, ch 144, § 1, eff. Mar. 9, 2018.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 23A-27-13 - Suspended imposition of felony sentence--Eligibility--Probation placement--Revocation.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aSENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aStatute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1a000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aNoIndent { text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aSCL { 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><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary"><meta property="og:title" content="SD 23A-27-13.3 - Suspended imposition of felony sentence--No eligibility for certain rape offenses--Exclusion."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 23A-27-13.3 - Suspended imposition of felony sentence--No eligibility for certain rape offenses--Exclusion."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-27-13.3"><meta property="og:image" content="https://lawmakerdocuments.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/photos/logoshape.webp"><meta property="og:site_name" content="South Dakota Legislature"></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aNormal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-27-13.3" rel="noopener"><span class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aSENU">23A-27-13.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aSENU">. </span><span class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aCL">Suspended imposition of felony sentence--No eligibility for certain rape offenses--Exclusion.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aStatute"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont">No person who has been convicted of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to, rape under subdivision </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont">22-22-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont">(2) or (3) may be granted a suspended imposition of sentence under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=23A-27-13" rel="noopener"><span class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont">. This section does not apply to a person adjudicated as a juvenile or a juvenile tried as an adult for a crime under subdivisions </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=22-22-1" rel="noopener"><span class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont">22-22-1</span></a><span class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont">(2) or (3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1a000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aNoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aDefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s40f27605277b424892a7f0732863ec1aSCL">SL 2025, ch 102, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>