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.
CY18
| Sources | Quantity Seized (Gross) | Amount Awarded to Drug Control Fund (Net) |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicles | 70 | 110,501.40 |
| Cash | 1,310,544.43 | 1,209,116.39 |
| Firearms | 2 | 860 |
| # of seizures with Misc. items | 9 | 0 |
* received from sale of vehicles or buy back of vehicle by owner
Uses of Drug Control Fund Monies
| Costs related to Drug Prosecution and Enforcement | |
| Personnel costs (Prosecutors, Agents and support) 399,344 | |
| Travel Costs (investigations, training, Sturgis Rally) 165,549 | |
| Contractual Costs (computer services, telephone, rent, tow fees, etc.) 313,484 | |
| Supplies (office supplies, postage, fuel, etc.) 25,465 | |
| Assets (computer hardware, computer software, etc.) 110,513 | |
| Total Costs Related to Drug Prosecution and Enforcement 1,014,354 | |
| Contractual costs related to Statewide Drug Testing (Drugs, UAs) 302,893 | |
| Grants to Local and State Law Enforcement 678,519 | |
| Drug Buy Funds to Local Task Forces and Drug Investigators 189,500 | |
| Total Uses of Drug Control Fund Monies in CY 2018 2,185,266 | |
DRUG FORFEITURE GRANTS - 2018
| Freeman PD | $1,200.00 | (1) Soft body armor for Officer Jay Slevin |
| Beadle Co SO | $2,255.00 | (5) Body Worn Cameras |
| Groton PD | $4,178.96 | (4) Ballistic vests and (4) concealable carrier vests |
| Sully Co SO | $4,430.00 | (1) Digital Ally Dash Camera System |
| Minnehaha Co SO | $5,166.69 | Upgrade polygraph machine with an LX6 |
| Jackson Co SO | $9,649.00 | (2) Body worn cameras and epuipment - 5 year contract with Motorola |
| DCI Lab | $11,295.00 | Complete upgrade to instrumentation in the Biology Section of the SDFL |
| DCI | $11,760.00 | Lease additional (8) Live Monitor Licenses and lease (7) Smartbugs |
| Huron PD | $15,000.00 | Replacement canine and expenses for training |
| Ziebach Co SO | $20,000.00 | Zuercher Suites |
| Corson Co SO | $21,399.65 | CT-40 Detection Kit ($20,000) and (7) Desert Snow toolkits ($1,399.65) |
| Brookings PD | $23,911.00 | Encore Digital Video Recording system for interview rooms at the PD |
| Sturgis PD | $34,000.00 | Vehicle |
| Yankton PD | $40,000.00 | (30) Body Worn Cameras |
| Madison PD | $52,114.87 | (5) Axon Dash Cameras and (13) Body Worn Axon cameras |
| Roberts Co SO | $55,735.00 | Video Surveillance System upgrade |
| Rapid City PD | $85,000.00 | Analytical Instrumentation for their forensic lab |
| South Dakota Highway Patrol | $100,000.00 | 17 Panasonic Arbitrator MK3 Digital In-Car Camera Systems |
| Corson Co SO | $1,400.00 | Training to Criminal Interdiction Conference in Denver - April 2018 |
| Murdo PD | $1,567.00 | M4 223 Caliber Rifle |
| Marshall Co SO | $9,725.17 | (7) tasers, holsters, batter packs and cartridges |
| Milbank PD | $10,277.00 | Room Encore Video system package |
| Dewey Co SO |
$10,000.00 |
Watch Guard 4RE System Bundle and Vista HD Wi-Fi |
| Elk Point PD | $10,000.00 | (3) VISTA HD Camera Systems for their units |
| Eagle Butte PD | $16,350.00 | 2 Watch Guard 4RE and Vista cameras |
| Brookings Co SO | $200.00 | Send officer to Roadside Interview Techniques and Passenger Vehicle Concealment Training |
| Sioux Falls PD | XXX | 2007 HAUI trailer |
| Roberts Co SO | $200.00 | Send officer to Roadside Interview Techniques and Passenger Vehicle Concealment Training |
| Jerauld Co SO | $599.00 | Send Officer to Desert Snow Criminal and Terrorist Interdiction Workshop |
| SDHP | $10,000.00 | Send 11 Troopers to Desert Snow Criminal and Terrorist Interdiction Workshop |