SDCL § 24-11-16: Jail records to be maintained.

The sheriff or other officer having charge of any jail shall keep jail records. These records shall be carefully kept and preserved and delivered to such officer's successor in office. The officer shall exhibit these records to any judge of the circuit court, if requested to do so, and to the Department of Corrections for the purposes on monitoring compliance with the requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act pursuant to § 1-15-28.