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Home » US Law » 2022 South Dakota Codified Laws » Title 32 - Motor Vehicles » Chapter 23 - Driving Under The Influence » Section 32-23-1.3 – Arrested person to be charged–Requirements for reduction or dismissal.

32-23-1.3. Arrested person to be charged–Requirements for reduction or dismissal.

Any person arrested for driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while the weight of alcohol in the blood of the arrested person is 0.08 percent or greater, shall be charged with a violation of §32-23-1. The charge may be reduced or dismissed only if the prosecuting attorney states the reasons for reduction or dismissal in writing and on the record and files the reasons with the clerk of courts.

Source: SL 1983, ch 244, §1; SL 2002, ch 160, §3.