This database includes federal, state, and local laws, proposed legislation, budget impact statements,
regulations, and more as jurisdictions implement forensic DNA policies and procedures.
March 23, 2026
Enrolled act adding a new section to SDCL chapter 37 to safeguard the integrity, privacy, and security of genetic data…
February 27, 2020
Amends SDCL 23-5C-2 to require a law enforcement agency in possession of a sexual assault kit to preserve the kit…
January 1, 2019
Amends SDCL 23-5C-2 and related sections governing sexual assault kits; requires a health care facility that examines or treats a…
March 10, 2010
Amended §§ 23-5A-17 and 23-5A-25. Signed March 10, 2010.
March 10, 2009
Creates SDCL chapter 23-5B establishing South Dakota’s postconviction DNA testing procedure; requires a court that entered a felony judgment of…
March 12, 2008
Added a new section to SDCL ch. 23-5A requiring any person 18 or older arrested for a qualifying offense to…
March 21, 2006
Added a new section to SDCL ch. 23-5A requiring every person required to register as a sex offender (§§ 22-24B-1…
March 5, 2003
Established South Dakota’s original State DNA Database and State DNA Databank, creating the state’s DNA collection program from scratch under…