{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23-5a-25","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23-5A-25","heading":"Release of record or sample for certain authorized purposes.","body":"Any DNA record or DNA sample submitted to the South Dakota State Forensic Laboratory may only be released for the following authorized purposes:\n(1) For law enforcement identification purposes, including the identification of human remains, to federal, state, or local criminal justice agencies;\n(2) For criminal defense and appeal purposes, to a defendant, who shall have access to samples and analyses performed in connection with the case in which such defendant is charged or was convicted;\n(3) If personally identifiable information is removed, for forensic validation studies, forensic protocol development or quality control purposes and for establishment or maintenance of a population statistics database, to federal, state, or local forensic laboratories or law enforcement agencies; and\n(4) If ordered by the court for determination of parentage and if there is no other available DNA sample and all other reasonable opportunities to locate a known sample have been exhausted.","path":["TITLE 23. LAW ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 23-5A. DNA SAMPLES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23-5A-25","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"463d40cc63ff808c30475b606e2d15fab8a560e214146a7c73f227efed62ddb1","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23-5a-24","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23-5a-26"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}