# S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-4: Inmate sentenced to life imprisonment ineligible for parole--Exception

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-4

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-4
- **Heading:** Inmate sentenced to life imprisonment ineligible for parole--Exception
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 24 / Chapter 15 / Section 24-15-4

## Text

No inmate sentenced to life imprisonment is eligible for parole by the Board of Pardons and Paroles except as provided in §§ 24-15A-55 to 24-15A-68 , inclusive.

Source: SDC 1939, § 13.5302; SL 1964, ch 33, § 5; SDCL § 23-60-15; SL 1978, ch 186, § 21; SL 2004, ch 168, § 55; SL 2018, ch 154, § 11.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-1 Files and case histories of inmates--Purposes--Access to file](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-1.1 Parole defined--Prisoner not required to accept parole--No right to parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-1.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-1.2 Prior felonies--Determination and effect on parole eligibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-1.2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-2 Contents and sources for case histories](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-3 Establishment of date of parole consideration eligibility--Change--Hearing--Completion of history--Findings regarding inmate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-4 Inmate sentenced to life imprisonment ineligible for parole--Exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-4.1 Inmate sentenced to term of imprisonment ineligible for parole--Exception--No discharge credit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-4.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-4.2 Inmate sentenced to term of imprisonment ineligible for parole--Exception--Limited discharge credit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-4.2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-5 Time of eligibility for parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-6 Effect of concurrent sentences on eligibility for parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-7 Effect of consecutive sentences on eligibility for consideration for parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-7.1 Effect of consecutive sentence for offense committed as an inmate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-7.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-8 Right of eligible inmate to hearing before board--Decline of parole--Waiver of hearing--Criteria for parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-15-9 Transfer of inmate to Human Services Center--Return to correctional facility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C15_S24-15-9.md)

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