Drug Asset Civil Forfeiture
SDCL 34-20B-70 provides that certain property is subject to forfeiture when it is being used for the possession or distribution of controlled substances or marijuana. A vehicle is subject to forfeiture if it is used to facilitate the transportation, possession or concealment of any illegal controlled substance or eight ounces or more of marijuana. Furthermore, any asset is subject to forfeiture if it is proceeds of the distribution of controlled substances or marijuana. The vehicles and other assets are then used by law enforcement or are sold and deposited into the drug control fund. The drug control fund is used to fund drug enforcement programs throughout the state.
CY17
| Sources | Quantity Seized (Gross) | Amount Awarded to Drug Control Fund (Net) |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | 88 | $211,830.85* |
| Cash | $1,166,066.00 | $920,462.14 |
| Firearms | 13 | 0 |
| # of seizures with Misc. items | 11 | 0 |
* received from sale of vehicles or buy back of vehicle by owner
Uses of Drug Control Fund Monies
| Personnel costs related to Byrne/JAG Match (Prosecutors, Agents) | 438,483.55 |
| Travel costs related to Byrne/JAG Match | 98,707.70 |
| Contractual costs related to Byrne/JAG Match | 41,003.53 |
| Contractual costs related to Statewide Drug Testing (Drugs,UA) | 122,416.34 |
| Contractual costs related to Investigations (Tow Bills, Vehicle Maint, Traning) | 164,705.96 |
| Supplies related to Byrne/JAG Match | 5,009.61 |
| Supplies related to Investigations (Fuel, Tires, etc.) | 21,441.73 |
| Grants to Local and State Law Enforcement for Investigation | 557,320.31 |
| Assets related to Byrne/JAG Match | 100,000.00 |
| Drug Buy Funds to local task forces and drug investigators | 0 |
| Total | 1,549,088.73 |
DRUG FORFEITURE GRANTS - 2017
| Brookings County SO | $7,500.00 | canine equipment $7500 |
| Clark PD and Clark Co SO | $1,000.00 | criminal interdiction workshop attendees |
| Deadwood PD | $ 20,000.00 | portable radios, rifles, drug testing field kits |
| Jackson County SO | $ 13,800.00 | mobile and handheld radios |
| Lincoln Co SO | $ 2,500.00 | ductless fume hood for crime lab processing |
| Marshall Co SO | $7,500.00 | $7,500- In-car camera equipment |
| MCSO | $15,000.00 | vehicle |
| Rapid City PD | $20,000.00 | vehicles |
| SDHP | $100,000.00 | Centralized Evidence Room |
| Sioux Falls PD | $ 4,500.00 | Narcan kits |
| Sturgis PAL | $2,500.00 | operating expenses/ PAL Program for youth |
| Union Co SO | $ 600.00 | Narcan kits |
| Whitewood PD | $ 600.00 | rifle |
| Deadwood PD | $1,417.37 | vests, tools, helmet and holster |
| Dewey County SO | $ 800.00 | training for officers |
| Hanson County SO | $2,275.42 | body worn cameras |
| Fall River County SO | $15,000.00 | furnishing evidence storage facility |
| Huron PD | $19,524.00 | cameras and recording system |
| Pennington County SO | $75,000.00 | Monies towards a full body scanner |
| Pennington Co. SO, Rapid City PD, DCI, AG | $100,000.00 | Security equipment, interview equipment, work stattion equipment for new joint LE office space |
| Minnehaha County SO | $75,000.00 | Monies towards body scanner for Minneaha County Jail |
| Mobridge PD | $1,000.00 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| Edmunds Co. SO |
$400.00 |
Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| Walworth Co SO | $600.00 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| Campbell Co SO | $600.00 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| Mellette Co SO | $400.00 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| Harding Co SO | $200.00 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| Aberdeen PD | $200.00 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| Watertown PD | $800.00 | Roadside Interview Techniquest Training |
| Aberdeen PD | $53,911.92 | Turret for MRAP |
| Division of Criminal Investigation | $8,000 | Meth Lab Protective Equipment |
| Faith PD | $4,990 | In-car Video Equipment |
| Kingsbury County SO | $27,298.48 | In-car Video Equipment and Tasers |
| Lake County SO | $13,009.75 | Body Worn Cameras |
| Lincoln County SO | $13,249 | Interview Recording Systems |
| Mobridge PD | $3,000 | Pistols and Ipads |
| Roberts County SO | $21,500 | K9 Kennel and Laptops |
| Yankton County SO | $33,053 | Vehicle and Equipment |
| Tripp PD | $10,580.95 | Tasers, Body Worn Cameras, In-car Video, Equipment, Body Armor |
| Belle Fourche PD | $400 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| Minnehaha County SO | $2,250 | Narcan/Fugitive Task Force Vehicle |
| Perkins County SO | $400 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |
| SDHP | $6,000 | National Drug Interdiction Training Conference |
| Huron PD | $ | 65" Samsung TV (forfeiture) |
| SDHP | $ | 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually (forfeiture) |
| Sioux Falls PD | $ | 3 - 65" TVs and Sound Bar (forfeiture) |
| Roberts County SO | $200.00 | Roadside Interview Techniques Training |