<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 25-10-38 - Report of domestic abuse arrest forwarded to prosecutor--Victim to be notified of status of case. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2050408Normal { 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.s2050408SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050408CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2050408Normal-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.s2050408DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050408000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050408SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2050408SCL-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="s2050408Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-10-38"><span class="s2050408SENU">25-10-38</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050408SENU">. </span><span class="s2050408CL">Report of domestic abuse arrest forwarded to prosecutor--Victim to be notified of status of case.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050408Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050408DefaultParagraphFont">Any report made pursuant to § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=25-10-36"><span class="s2050408DefaultParagraphFont">25-10-36</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050408DefaultParagraphFont"> shall be forwarded to the appropriate prosecutor within ten days of making the report. The prosecutor shall, within five days of receipt of the report, notify the victim either orally or in writing of the status of the case. If the state's attorney decides not to prosecute, the prosecutor shall inform the victim of the reasons.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050408Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050408000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2050408Normal"><span class="s2050408SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2050408SCL-000002"> SL 1989, ch 208, § 2; SDCL § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=23A-3-22"><span class="s2050408SCL-000002">23A-3-22</span></a><span class="s2050408SCL-000002">; SL 2002, ch 19, § 1; SL 2009, ch 133, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>