Clothing, money, and transportation on discharge

Upon discharge of an inmate from a correctional facility, whether by parole, suspended sentence, or final discharge, a correctional facility official must provide the inmate with the following, if not already provided: (1) Suitable clothing; (2) A sum of money to be determined by the secretary of corrections; and (3) Transportation to one of the following locations: (a) The county where the inmate resided at the time of the offense that resulted in imprisonment; (b) The county where the inmate received sentence; or (c) A location equivalent in distance to either subsection (a) or (b), whichever is lesser in mileage. Source: SDC 1939, § 13.4726; SL 1953, ch 38; SL 1959, ch 42; SL 1961, ch 44; SL 1972, ch 151; SL 1981, ch 193, § 15; SL 1989, ch 20, § 111; SL 2004, ch 168, § 23; SL 2013, ch 114, § 1; SL 2023, ch 82, § 74; SL 2026, ch 116, § 1.