<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 24-2-9 - Disciplinary sanctions authorized--Corporal punishment prohibited.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2Normal { 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.s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2Statute { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; 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font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2SCL { 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 24-2-9 - Disciplinary sanctions authorized--Corporal punishment prohibited."><meta property="og:description" content="SDLRC Codified Law 24-2-9 - Disciplinary sanctions authorized--Corporal punishment prohibited."><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=24-2-9"><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="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=24-2-9" rel="noopener"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2SENU">24-2-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2SENU">. </span><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2CL">Disciplinary sanctions authorized--Corporal punishment prohibited.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2Statute"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">Any inmate violating the rules or institutional policies is subject to any one or more of the following disciplinary sanctions:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Withholding of statutory time for good conduct;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Punitive confinement;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Imposition of fines;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Restriction of privileges;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Loss of work or school privileges;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Additional labor without compensation;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Referral to various programs;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(8)    Transfer to a more secure housing unit;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2StatuteNumber1"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">(9)    Change in classification status.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2Statute"><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont">No corporal punishment may be inflicted upon any inmate in a state correctional facility.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2000000"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2NoIndent"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2DefaultParagraphFont-000001">Source: </span><span class="s37efe6775f3649f183539f756ccf30a2SCL">SDC 1939, § 13.4715; SL 1981, ch 193, § 5; SL 1989, ch 20, § 88; SL 1990, ch 179, § 1; SL 1994, ch 187, § 2; SL 2004, ch 168, § 4; SL 2023, ch 82, § 66.</span></p></div></body></html>