South Dakota legal term
Guardian in South Dakota Criminal Law
Current through 2026 South Dakota legislative session
In South Dakota criminal law, “Guardian” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the South Dakota criminal code.
What does “Guardian” mean in South Dakota criminal law?
(18) "Guardian," a guardian of a child as defined in § 29A-1-201; (19) "Guardian ad litem," a representative of a child as defined in subdivision 15-6-17(c), including a court-appointed special advocate for a child; (20) "Intake officer," a judge of a circuit court or the court's designee who may not be a court services officer, law enforcement officer, or prosecuting attorney. (SDCL § 26-7A-1)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abuse of or cruelty to minor as felony
- Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, THC-O acetate, hexahydrocannabinol
- Failure to notify law enforcement of death of child
- Failure to notify law enforcement that child is missing
- Female genital mutilation
- Kratom
- Misrepresentation to obtain admission of minor
- Permitting physical or sexual abuse of child as felony
- Sexual exploitation of a minor
- Solicitation of a minor
- Substitution of infant with intent to deceive
- First degree human trafficking
Related terms in the same statutes
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