Section 24-15-5 - Time of eligibility for paroleAn inmate is eligible for parole, subject to § 24-15-4, after deducting from the inmate's sentence the statutory time granted for good conduct pursuant to § 24-5-1:
(1) If convicted of a felony for the first time, when the inmate has served one-fourth of the time remaining;(2) If convicted of a felony for the second time, when the inmate has served three-eighths of the time remaining; or(3) If convicted of a felony three or more times, when the inmate has served one-half of the time remaining.SDC 1939, § 13.5301; SL 1939, ch 34; SL 1964, ch 33, § 4; SDCL, §§ 23-60-6 to 23-60-9; SL 1975, ch 174, § 1; SL 1978, ch 186, § 20; SL 1988, ch 196, § 2; SL 2004, ch 168, §56.