Section 24-11A-1 - Definitions.
24-11A-1. Definitions. Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Adult community corrections facility," a community-based or community-oriented facility or program operated either by a unit of local government or by a nongovernmental agency which:
(a) Provides residential and nonresidential accommodations and services for clients;
(b) Provides programs and services to aid clients to obtain and hold regular employment, enroll in and maintain academic courses, participate in vocational training programs, utilize the resources of the community to meet their personal and family needs and participate in specialized treatment programs existing within the community; or
(c) Provides supervision for clients as required;
(2) "Client," an offender, parolee, or inmate after being accepted and enrolled in an adult community corrections facility or program;
(3) "Department," the Department of Corrections;
(4) "Inmate," an adult serving a sentence in the South Dakota prison system for a crime other than a violent crime as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(9);
(5) "Local community correctional board," a nine member local advisory board representative of law enforcement, prosecution, defense, the Department of Corrections, court services, and the general community;
(6) "Local unit of government," a county or municipality;
(7) "Nongovernmental agency," any person or organization other than a unit of local government and includes private profit organizations;
(8) "Offender," an adult who has entered a plea of guilty to or has been convicted of a felony, but excluding any individual who has plead guilty or been convicted of committing a violent felony as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(9);
(9) "Parolee," an inmate who has received a discretionary conditional release from actual penitentiary custody before the expiration of their term of imprisonment. This term also includes any inmate released by the court under suspended sentence and placed under the supervision of the Board of Pardons and Paroles for the period of the inmate's supervision;
(10) "Secretary," the secretary of the Department of Corrections.
Source: SL 1991, ch 208, § 1; SL 1992, ch 175, § 1; SL 1993, ch 189, § 1.