S.D. Codified Laws § 25-10-44

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024
Section 25-10-44 - Mental illness hold-Release

Notwithstanding § 25-10-40, if the police officer or sheriff believes that the domestic abuse perpetrator has a severe mental illness that makes the person an imminent danger to self or others, the officer or sheriff may initiate a mental illness hold under § 27A-10-3 and transport the person to an appropriate regional facility as described in that section and in accordance with the provisions set forth in title 27A. This section is not a substitution for an arrest under the provisions of this chapter, and the person shall be released only to the custody of law enforcement or a law enforcement agency if the mental illness hold is released.

SDCL 25-10-44

SL 2017, ch 113, §1.
Added by S.L. 2017, ch. 113,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.