SDCL § 22-11A-4: Pursuit of escaped prisoner--Breaking structure permitted.
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- TITLE 22. CRIMES
- CHAPTER 22-11A. ESCAPE
If a prisoner escapes, the person from whose custody that prisoner escaped may immediately pursue and retake that prisoner at any time and in any place in the state. To retake a prisoner, the person pursuing may, after notice of intention and refusal of admittance, break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house or other structure.
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