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South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 23 - LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 1A - PETTY OFFENSE PROCEDURE
Section 23-1A-6 - Minor defendant-Guardian ad litem not required-Trial as juvenile delinquent

S.D. Codified Laws § 23-1A-6

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Section 23-1A-6 - Minor defendant-Guardian ad litem not required-Trial as juvenile delinquent

A minor may be sued for the commission of a petty offense without the appointment of a guardian ad litem. A state's attorney may dismiss a petty offense complaint issued to a minor any time before judgment is entered and try the minor instead as a juvenile delinquent.

SDCL 23-1A-6

SL 1977, ch 193, § 19.