<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-27-15 - Suspension of sentence as conviction for purposes of habitual offender law. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2048773Normal { 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.s2048773SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048773CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2048773Normal-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.s2048773DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048773000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048773SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2048773SCL-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="s2048773Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-15"><span class="s2048773SENU">23A-27-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048773SENU">. </span><span class="s2048773CL">Suspension of sentence as conviction for purposes of habitual offender law.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048773Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048773DefaultParagraphFont">For the sole purposes of consideration of the sentence of a defendant for subsequent offenses or the determination of whether the defendant is an habitual offender under chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-7"><span class="s2048773DefaultParagraphFont">22-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048773DefaultParagraphFont">, the fact of suspension of imposition of sentence under § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-27-13"><span class="s2048773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-27-13</span></a><span class="s2048773DefaultParagraphFont">, whether or not discharge and dismissal have occurred, shall be considered a prior conviction.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048773Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048773000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2048773Normal"><span class="s2048773SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2048773SCL-000002"> SDCL, § 23-57-4; SL 1977, ch 197; SL 1978, ch 178, § 345.</span></p></div></body></html>