{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-3-26","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 23A-3-26","heading":"Definition of expungement.","body":"Terms used in §§ 23A-3-27 to 23A-3-33, inclusive, mean:\n(1) \"Expungement,\" the sealing of all records on file within any court, detention or correctional facility, law enforcement agency, criminal justice agency, or Department of Public Safety concerning a person's detection, apprehension, arrest, detention, trial or disposition of an offense within the criminal justice system. Expungement does not imply the physical destruction of records.\nSource: SL 2010, ch 126, § 1.","path":["TITLE 23A. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 23A-3. (RULE 4.1) ARREST"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/23A-3-26","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9b8ec5e4d26719efae716d61f208b4ec423c76042c266095b63a9700e9c5a656","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-3-25","next":"us-sd/sdcl-23a-3-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}