SB 139

26.152.11  101st Legislative Session  139
                                    2026 South Dakota Legislature
                                             Senate Bill 139
                                                   ENROLLED
                                             AN ACT
ENTITLED An Act to revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate
         upon discharge from a correctional facility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. That § 24-5-3 be AMENDED:
            24-5-3. Upon discharge of an inmate from a correctional facility, whether by
   parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge, a correctional facility official must provide
   the inmate with the following, if not already provided:
   (1)      Suitable clothing;
   (2)      A sum of money to be determined by the secretary of corrections; and
   (3)      Transportation to one of the following locations:
            (a)    The county where the inmate resided at the time of the offense that resulted
                   in imprisonment;
            (b)    The county where the inmate received sentence; or
            (c)    A location equivalent in distance to either subsection (a) or (b), whichever
                   is lesser in mileage.
26.152.11  2  139
An Act to revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a
correctional facility.
                                                     Received at this Executive Office
 I certify that the attached Act originated in       this _____ day of _____________,
 the:
                                                     2026 at ____________M.
 Senate as Bill No. 139
                                                     By
                       Secretary of the Senate  for the Governor
                                                                      The attached Act is hereby
                                                                  approved this ________ day of
                       President of the Senate  ______________, A.D., 2026
 Attest:
                                                                                        Governor
                       Secretary of the Senate
                                                     STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
                                                                                               ss.
                                                     Office of the Secretary of State
                          Speaker of the House
                                                                    Filed ____________, 2026
 Attest:  at _________ o'clock __M.
                     Chief Clerk of the House  Secretary of State
 Senate Bill No. 139  By
 File No. ____  Asst. Secretary of State
 Chapter No. ______
SB139 ENROLLED