<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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2080773Normal { text-align: center; 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.s2080773HG4 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080773DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2080773HG4C { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2080773Normal-000000 { text-align: justify; font-family: 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class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont-000001"></span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-1"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Property subject to chapter. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-2"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Safekeeping of seized property. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-3"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Transfer to another court of property required as evidence. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-4"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Application for return of property to person with right to possession. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-5"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Time of hearing on claim for return of seized property. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-6"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Notice of hearing on disposition of seized property. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-7"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Money restored to owner--Gambling money paid into county treasury. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-8"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Conditions for release of seized property to owner. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-9"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Destruction of contraband and illegal property--Sale of articles capable of lawful use--Controlled weapons or firearms. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-10"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Sale or transfer of unclaimed property. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-11"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Controlled substances exempt from chapter. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-12"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Chapter supplemental--Disposition as directed by court. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-13"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Controlled weapons and firearms disposal. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-13.1"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-13.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Money from sale to be deposited in law enforcement officers training fund. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-14"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Photographing and return of property of victim seized as evidence--Admissibility of photographs. </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2080773B"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-15"><span class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2080773DefaultParagraphFont">    Notice to defendant of return--Motion not to release. </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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049112Normal { 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.s2049112SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049112CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049112Normal-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.s2049112DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049112000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049112SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049112SCL-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="s2049112Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-1"><span class="s2049112SENU">23A-37-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049112SENU">. </span><span class="s2049112CL">Property subject to chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049112Normal-000000"><span class="s2049112DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of this chapter, "seized property" means all property seized with or without a warrant by any law enforcement officer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049112Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049112000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049112Normal"><span class="s2049112SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049112SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 462.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049113Normal { 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.s2049113SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049113CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049113Normal-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.s2049113DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049113000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049113SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049113SCL-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="s2049113Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-2"><span class="s2049113SENU">23A-37-2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049113SENU">. </span><span class="s2049113CL">Safekeeping of seized property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049113Normal-000000"><span class="s2049113DefaultParagraphFont">Seized property shall be safely kept and may not be taken from its custodian as long as it is required as evidence in any trial without an order of such court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049113Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049113000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049113Normal"><span class="s2049113SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049113SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 463.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049114Normal { 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.s2049114SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049114CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049114Normal-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.s2049114DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049114000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049114SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049114SCL-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="s2049114Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-3"><span class="s2049114SENU">23A-37-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049114SENU">. </span><span class="s2049114CL">Transfer to another court of property required as evidence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049114Normal-000000"><span class="s2049114DefaultParagraphFont">Where seized property is no longer required as evidence the court may transfer such property to the jurisdiction of any other court, including courts of another state or federal courts, where it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that such property is required as evidence in any prosecution in such other court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049114Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049114000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049114Normal"><span class="s2049114SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049114SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 464.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2079711Normal { 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.s2079711SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079711CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2079711Statute { 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.s2079711DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079711000000 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079711DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2079711SCL { 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="s2079711Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-4"><span class="s2079711SENU">23A-37-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079711SENU">. </span><span class="s2079711CL">Application for return of property to person with right to possession.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079711Statute"><span class="s2079711DefaultParagraphFont">Any person claiming the right to possession of such property may make application for its return in the office of the clerk of courts for the county in which it is being held.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079711Statute"><span class="s2079711DefaultParagraphFont">An application for the return of real property may be made within thirty days of the seizure of such real property. Absent good cause shown that the real property contains exculpatory evidence of the defendant's innocence which is incapable of being preserved by other means, or that the prosecuting attorney makes a showing that the continued seizure of the real property is necessary to the prosecution of the case, the court may order the law enforcement personnel in possession of the property to release it to the owner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079711Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079711000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2079711Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2079711DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s2079711SCL">SL 1978, ch 178, § 465; SL 2020, ch 103, § 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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049116Normal { 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.s2049116SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049116CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049116Normal-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.s2049116DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049116000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049116SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049116SCL-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="s2049116Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-5"><span class="s2049116SENU">23A-37-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049116SENU">. </span><span class="s2049116CL">Time of hearing on claim for return of seized property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049116Normal-000000"><span class="s2049116DefaultParagraphFont">All claims for the return of seized property shall be set for a hearing which shall be held not less than five nor more than thirty days after the filing of the first claim.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049116Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049116000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049116Normal"><span class="s2049116SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049116SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 467.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049117Normal { 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.s2049117SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049117CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049117Normal-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.s2049117DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049117000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049117SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049117SCL-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="s2049117Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-6"><span class="s2049117SENU">23A-37-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049117SENU">. </span><span class="s2049117CL">Notice of hearing on disposition of seized property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049117Normal-000000"><span class="s2049117DefaultParagraphFont">The clerk of courts shall issue a notice of a hearing containing a reasonable description of the property and the time, place, and cause of its seizure. Such notice shall be reasonably calculated to apprise the affected person of the pendency of the hearing.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049117Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049117000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049117Normal"><span class="s2049117SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049117SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 466.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049118Normal { 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.s2049118SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049118CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049118Normal-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.s2049118DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049118000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049118SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049118SCL-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="s2049118Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-7"><span class="s2049118SENU">23A-37-7</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049118SENU">. </span><span class="s2049118CL">Money restored to owner--Gambling money paid into county treasury.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049118Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049118DefaultParagraphFont">Money shall be restored to the owner unless it was used in unlawful gambling or lotteries in which case it shall be paid into the county treasury pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-2-28"><span class="s2049118DefaultParagraphFont">16-2-28</span></a><span class="s2049118DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049118Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049118000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049118Normal"><span class="s2049118SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049118SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 469; SL 1982, ch 170, §§ 1 and 3.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049119Normal { 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.s2049119SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049119CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049119Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; 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font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2049119Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-8"><span class="s2049119SENU">23A-37-8</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049119SENU">. </span><span class="s2049119CL">Conditions for release of seized property to owner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049119Normal-000000"><span class="s2049119DefaultParagraphFont">The court shall release all property to its rightful owner, if:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049119Normal-000001"><span class="s2049119DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    The owner is not prohibited by law from possessing such property;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049119Normal-000001"><span class="s2049119DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The property is not needed as evidence in any judicial proceeding;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049119Normal-000001"><span class="s2049119DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Satisfactory arrangements have been made to return such property to the court if subsequently needed as evidence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049119Normal-000002"><span class="s2049119DefaultParagraphFont">Upon completion of the proceeding, the circuit court or magistrate judge shall make arrangements for the return or disposition of all property used as evidence.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049119Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049119000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049119Normal"><span class="s2049119SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049119SCL-000004"> CCrimP 1877, §§ 539 to 541; CL 1887, §§ 7590 to 7592; RCCrimP 1903, §§ 571 to 573; RC 1919, §§ 4648 to 4650; SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.0603; SDCL § 23-16-3; SL 1978, ch 178, § 468; SL 1983, ch 189; SL 2014, ch 117, § 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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049120Normal { 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.s2049120SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049120CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049120Normal-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.s2049120DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049120000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049120SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049120SCL-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="s2049120Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-9"><span class="s2049120SENU">23A-37-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049120SENU">. </span><span class="s2049120CL">Destruction of contraband and illegal property--Sale of articles capable of lawful use--Controlled weapons or firearms.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049120Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049120DefaultParagraphFont">Articles of contraband or property of an illegal nature shall be destroyed, except that any articles which are capable of lawful use may in the discretion of the court be sold and the proceeds disposed of as provided in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-10"><span class="s2049120DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049120DefaultParagraphFont">. However, the provisions of § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-13"><span class="s2049120DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049120DefaultParagraphFont"> apply to any controlled weapon or firearm.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049120Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049120000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049120Normal"><span class="s2049120SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049120SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 469; SL 1979, ch 159, § 25A; SL 1985, ch 188, § 5; SL 1999, ch 128, § 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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049121Normal { 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.s2049121SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049121CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049121Normal-000000 { 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.s2049121DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049121Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2049121000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049121SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049121SCL-000003 { 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="s2049121Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-10"><span class="s2049121SENU">23A-37-10</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049121SENU">. </span><span class="s2049121CL">Sale or transfer of unclaimed property.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049121Normal-000000"><span class="s2049121DefaultParagraphFont">If there is no claimant or if the right to possession of seized property cannot be determined after a reasonable period of time, the law enforcement agency collecting such property, through an order of the court, may:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049121Normal-000001"><span class="s2049121DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Transfer ownership of the property to any governmental agency having a legitimate need for such property; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049121Normal-000001"><span class="s2049121DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Sell the property and deliver the proceeds of the sale to the appropriate finance officer of the city, county, or state employing such law enforcement agency.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049121Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049121000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049121Normal"><span class="s2049121SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049121SCL-000003"> SDC 1939 &amp; Supp 1960, § 34.0604; SDCL, § 23-16-4; SL 1978, ch 178, § 470; SL 1982, ch 170, §§ 1 and 3; SL 2000, ch 113, § 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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049122Normal { 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.s2049122SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049122CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049122Normal-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.s2049122DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049122000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049122SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049122SCL-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="s2049122Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-11"><span class="s2049122SENU">23A-37-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049122SENU">. </span><span class="s2049122CL">Controlled substances exempt from chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049122Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049122DefaultParagraphFont">Chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-20B"><span class="s2049122DefaultParagraphFont">34-20B</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049122DefaultParagraphFont"> is specifically exempted from this chapter.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049122Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049122000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049122Normal"><span class="s2049122SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049122SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 471.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049123Normal { 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.s2049123SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049123CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049123Normal-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.s2049123DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049123000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049123SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049123SCL-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="s2049123Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-12"><span class="s2049123SENU">23A-37-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049123SENU">. </span><span class="s2049123CL">Chapter supplemental--Disposition as directed by court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049123Normal-000000"><span class="s2049123DefaultParagraphFont">The provisions of this chapter shall not be exclusive, but shall be supplemental to other laws on the subject. Unless otherwise provided by law, all other property shall be disposed of in such manner as the court shall direct.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049123Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049123000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049123Normal"><span class="s2049123SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049123SCL-000002"> SL 1978, ch 178, § 471.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049124Normal { 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.s2049124SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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} span.s2049124000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049124SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049124SCL-000004 { 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="s2049124Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-13"><span class="s2049124SENU">23A-37-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049124SENU">. </span><span class="s2049124CL">Controlled weapons and firearms disposal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049124Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">Any controlled weapon or firearm used in violation of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=22-14"><span class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">22-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be disposed of as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049124Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    If it is stolen, it shall be returned to the lawful owner upon proof of ownership; </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049124Normal-000001"><span class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    If it is illegal, it shall be destroyed pursuant to law; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049124Normal-000001"><span class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    If it is neither stolen nor illegal, it shall be delivered to the arresting agency or, at the direction of the attorney general, to the South Dakota Forensic Laboratory for scientific examination purposes, for lawful use or disposal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049124Normal-000002"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">In the case of a disposition pursuant to subdivision (3), the arresting agency or forensic laboratory may use, trade-in, destroy, or sell, as provided in chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=5-24A"><span class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">5-24A</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont"> or § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=6-13-6"><span class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">6-13-6</span></a><span class="s2049124DefaultParagraphFont">, the controlled weapon or firearm.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049124Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049124000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049124Normal"><span class="s2049124SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049124SCL-000004"> SL 1983, ch 188, § 2; SL 1998, ch 151, § 1; SL 1999, ch 128, § 2; SL 2006, ch 137, § 1; SL 2011, ch 2, § 131.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049125Normal { 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.s2049125SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049125CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049125Normal-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.s2049125DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049125000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049125SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049125SCL-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="s2049125Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-13.1"><span class="s2049125SENU">23A-37-13.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049125SENU">. </span><span class="s2049125CL">Money from sale to be deposited in law enforcement officers training fund.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049125Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049125DefaultParagraphFont">Any moneys derived by the South Dakota Forensic Laboratory from the sale of weapons or firearms pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-13"><span class="s2049125DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049125DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be deposited in the law enforcement officers training fund.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049125Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049125000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049125Normal"><span class="s2049125SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049125SCL-000002"> SL 2006, ch 137, § 2.</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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049126Normal { 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.s2049126SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049126CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049126Normal-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.s2049126DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049126000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049126SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049126SCL-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="s2049126Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-14"><span class="s2049126SENU">23A-37-14</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049126SENU">. </span><span class="s2049126CL">Photographing and return of property of victim seized as evidence--Admissibility of photographs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049126Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049126DefaultParagraphFont">Any property, which is not contraband, seized or confiscated by law enforcement personnel, ostensibly for use as evidence in a criminal prosecution, shall be preserved, maintained, or stored at the expense of the county where the criminal offense occurred. If the property is not contraband and is owned by a victim of the crime being investigated, the property shall be photographed by the appropriate law enforcement personnel and returned to the victim of the crime within thirty days of completion of forensic analysis unless the prosecuting attorney deems it essential to the prosecution of the case to retain the evidence. The photographs shall accurately and correctly represent the property and are admissible evidence pursuant to article X of chapter </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=19-19"><span class="s2049126DefaultParagraphFont">19-19</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049126DefaultParagraphFont"> in any resulting criminal proceeding.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049126Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049126000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049126Normal"><span class="s2049126SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049126SCL-000002"> SL 1985, ch 198, § 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-37 - DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2049127Normal { 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.s2049127SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049127CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2049127Normal-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.s2049127DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049127000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049127SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2049127SCL-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="s2049127Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-15"><span class="s2049127SENU">23A-37-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049127SENU">. </span><span class="s2049127CL">Notice to defendant of return--Motion not to release.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049127Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049127DefaultParagraphFont">Before any property is returned to the owner pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-37-14"><span class="s2049127DefaultParagraphFont">23A-37-14</span></a><span class="s2049127DefaultParagraphFont">, the law enforcement personnel in possession of the property shall notify the defendant that the property will be returned to the owner. Upon a motion made by the defendant and upon good cause shown that the property contains exculpatory evidence of the defendant's innocence, the court may order the law enforcement personnel in possession of the property not to release it to the owner.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049127Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049127000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2049127Normal"><span class="s2049127SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2049127SCL-000002"> SL 1985, ch 198, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>