South Dakota Unified Judicial System
09/19/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/19/2024 12:29
South Dakota Counties to Receive $3 Million for Indigent Legal Services
Press Release
For Immediate Release: Sept. 19, 2024
Contact:Alisa Bousa, UJS Public Information Office
[email protected]or 605.773.2031
South Dakota Counties to Receive $3 Million for Indigent Legal Services
PIERRE, S.D.-The South Dakota Office of Indigent Legal Services is pleased to announce that $3 million for indigent legal services costs will be reimbursed to the state's counties in the coming weeks.
The 2024 South Dakota Legislature appropriated $3 million to support counties in covering the cost of indigent legal services. These funds will be distributed to counties on a pro rata basis, ensuring that every county receives an equitable share based on their expenditures for indigent defense.
In partnership with the South Dakota State Treasurer, the Commission on Indigent Legal Services gathered data on total expenditures for court-appointed attorneys, public defender offices, and representation of abused and neglected children. These expenditures were certified by each county for fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024). The same percentage ratios were applied to ensure consistent distribution of the appropriated $3 million.
"This appropriation represents the state's ongoing commitment to providing efficient and effective legal representation to indigent individuals while supporting the vital work of counties in managing the costs of court-appointed legal service," said Commission on Indigent Legal Services Chair Neil Fulton, who is dean of the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law.
The South Dakota Unified Judicial System is overseeing and administering distribution of the $3 million appropriation on behalf of the Commission on Indigent Legal Services. This distribution process, as outlined in HB 1057, mirrors existing processes in South Dakota Codified Law 23A-40-20 and SDCL 26-8A-19.
See the $3 million appropriation by county below.-30-
|
County |
Court-Appointed Attorney |
Abused & Neglected Children |
Total Gross Expenditures |
Total Funds Allocated |
|
Aurora |
$ 19,157.32 |
$ 7,690.25 |
$ 26,847.57 |
$ 3,179.76 |
|
Beadle |
$ 45,101.43 |
$ 15,076.40 |
$ 60,177.83 |
$ 7,127.32 |
|
Bennett |
$ 134,805.85 |
$ 5,590.11 |
$ 140,395.96 |
$ 16,628.17 |
|
Bon Homme |
$ 113,582.48 |
$ 4,305.13 |
$ 117,887.61 |
$ 13,962.33 |
|
Brookings |
$ 530,822.09 |
$ 37,375.10 |
$ 568,197.19 |
$ 67,295.93 |
|
Brown |
$ 791,575.76 |
$ 27,215.14 |
$ 818,790.90 |
$ 96,975.66 |
|
Brule |
$ 144,855.41 |
$ 27,781.16 |
$ 172,636.57 |
$ 20,446.67 |
|
Buffalo |
$ 21,059.53 |
$0 |
$ 21,059.53 |
$ 2,494.24 |
|
Butte |
$ 242,968.83 |
$ 14,639.97 |
$ 257,608.80 |
$ 30,510.58 |
|
Campbell |
$ 19,285.44 |
$0 |
$ 19,285.44 |
$ 2,284.12 |
|
Charles Mix |
$ 310,128.69 |
$ 48,761.63 |
$ 358,890.32 |
$ 42,506.12 |
|
Clark |
$ 31,487.44 |
$0 |
$ 31,487.44 |
$ 3,729.30 |
|
Clay |
$ 182,086.52 |
$ 4,029.00 |
$ 186,115.52 |
$ 22,043.08 |
|
Codington |
$ 1,120,073.00 |
$0 |
$ 1,120,073.00 |
$ 132,658.80 |
|
Corson |
$ 46,743.12 |
$ 518.94 |
$ 47,262.06 |
$ 5,597.61 |
|
Custer |
$ 107,208.55 |
$ 5,684.40 |
$ 112,892.95 |
$ 13,370.77 |
|
Davison |
$ 504,297.13 |
$ 7,868.47 |
$ 512,165.60 |
$ 60,659.68 |
|
Day |
$ 98,661.45 |
$ 500.00 |
$ 99,161.45 |
$ 11,744.45 |
|
Deuel |
$ 21,167.34 |
$0 |
$ 21,167.34 |
$ 2,507.01 |
|
Dewey |
$ 8,100.28 |
$0 |
$ 8,100.28 |
$ 959.38 |
|
Douglas |
$ 16,839.90 |
$0 |
$ 16,839.90 |
$ 1,994.48 |
|
Edmunds |
$ 14,262.89 |
$0 |
$ 14,262.89 |
$ 1,689.26 |
|
Fall River |
$ 284,010.07 |
$ 21,562.81 |
$ 305,572.88 |
$ 36,191.33 |
|
Faulk |
$ 8,968.20 |
$0 |
$ 8,968.20 |
$ 1,062.17 |
|
Grant |
$ 65,948.39 |
$ 7,586.15 |
$ 73,534.54 |
$ 8,709.26 |
|
Gregory |
$ 72,286.73 |
$0 |
$ 72,286.73 |
$ 8,561.47 |
|
Haakon |
$ 22,609.73 |
$0 |
$ 22,609.73 |
$ 2,677.84 |
|
Hamlin |
$ 48,668.43 |
$0 |
$ 48,668.43 |
$ 5,764.17 |
|
Hand |
$ 17,362.10 |
$ 849.40 |
$ 18,211.50 |
$ 2,156.93 |
|
Hanson |
$ 60,133.00 |
$0 |
$ 60,133.00 |
$ 7,122.01 |
|
Harding |
$ 2,623.07 |
$0 |
$ 2,623.07 |
$ 310.67 |
|
Hughes |
$ 819,428.92 |
$0 |
$ 819,428.92 |
$ 97,051.22 |
|
Hutchinson |
$ 45,722.96 |
$ 256.80 |
$ 45,979.76 |
$ 5,445.73 |
|
Hyde |
$ 6,475.05 |
$0 |
$ 6,475.05 |
$ 766.89 |
|
Jackson |
$ 80,998.38 |
$ 4,843.53 |
$ 85,841.91 |
$ 10,166.91 |
|
Jerauld |
$ 14,012.38 |
$ 1,719.26 |
$ 15,731.64 |
$ 1,863.22 |
|
Jones |
$ 36,610.08 |
$0 |
$ 36,610.08 |
$ 4,336.01 |
|
Kingsbury |
$ 13,298.07 |
$0 |
$ 13,298.07 |
$ 1,574.99 |
|
Lake |
$ 263,670.06 |
$ 18,731.08 |
$ 282,401.14 |
$ 33,446.92 |
|
Lawrence |
$ 581,484.85 |
$ 44,412.29 |
$ 625,897.14 |
$ 74,129.78 |
|
Lincoln |
$ 1,476,865.58 |
$ 53,118.80 |
$ 1,529,984.38 |
$ 181,207.73 |
|
Lyman |
$ 79,288.36 |
$0 |
$ 79,288.36 |
$ 9,390.73 |
|
Marshall |
$ 36,227.25 |
$ 392.90 |
$ 36,620.15 |
$ 4,337.20 |
|
McCook |
$ 185,792.64 |
$ 15,592.66 |
$ 201,385.30 |
$ 23,851.60 |
|
McPherson |
$ 13,224.28 |
$0 |
$ 13,224.28 |
$ 1,566.25 |
|
Meade |
$ 525,339.76 |
$ 20,288.11 |
$ 545,627.87 |
$ 64,622.88 |
|
Mellette |
$ 73,588.43 |
$0 |
$ 73,588.43 |
$ 8,715.64 |
|
Miner |
$ 16,846.80 |
$ 833.50 |
$ 17,680.30 |
$ 2,094.01 |
|
Minnehaha |
$ 7,237,860.72 |
$ 483,683.74 |
$ 7,721,544.46 |
$ 914,521.47 |
|
Moody |
$ 174,044.89 |
$ 11,472.31 |
$ 185,517.20 |
$ 21,972.22 |
|
Oglala Lakota |
$ 3,145.84 |
$0 |
$ 3,145.84 |
$ 372.59 |
|
Pennington |
$ 5,467,690.65 |
$ 461,394.00 |
$ 5,929,084.65 |
$ 702,226.77 |
|
Perkins |
$ 24,319.99 |
$ 651.10 |
$ 24,971.09 |
$ 2,957.52 |
|
Potter |
$ 17,641.57 |
$0 |
$ 17,641.57 |
$ 2,089.43 |
|
Roberts |
$ 459,563.01 |
$0 |
$ 459,563.01 |
$ 54,429.56 |
|
Sanborn |
$ 19,851.55 |
$0 |
$ 19,851.55 |
$ 2,351.17 |
|
Spink |
$ 83,600.25 |
$ 12,222.77 |
$ 95,823.02 |
$ 11,349.05 |
|
Stanley |
$ 99,652.08 |
$0 |
$ 99,652.08 |
$ 11,802.56 |
|
Sully |
$ 10,772.63 |
$ 6,800.51 |
$ 17,573.14 |
$ 2,081.32 |
|
Todd |
$ 4,281.19 |
$0 |
$ 4,281.19 |
$ 507.05 |
|
Tripp |
$ 53,603.97 |
$ 1,346.79 |
$ 54,950.76 |
$ 6,508.24 |
|
Turner |
$ 125,783.02 |
$0 |
$ 125,783.02 |
$ 14,897.44 |
|
Union |
$ 250,293.26 |
$0 |
$ 250,293.26 |
$ 29,644.14 |
|
Walworth |
$ 83,211.81 |
$ 22,897.42 |
$ 106,109.23 |
$ 12,567.33 |
|
Yankton |
$ 410,137.06 |
$ 20,109.19 |
$ 430,246.25 |
$ 50,957.35 |
|
Ziebach |
$ 10,777.88 |
$0 |
$ 10,777.88 |
$ 1,276.51 |
|
Totals |
$23,911,985.39 |
$1,417,800.82 |
$25,329,786.21 |
$3,000,000.00 |