South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-46-8 — Immunity from liability for reporting abuse, neglect, or exploitation
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 46: Abuse, Neglect, Or Exploitation Of Elders Or Adults With Disabilities, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 22-46-8
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
Any person who, in good faith, makes a report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of any elder or disabled adult, is immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed, and has the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report. This immunity extends in a like manner to any public official involved in the investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of any elder or disabled adult, or to any person or institution who in good faith cooperates with any public official in an investigation. The provisions of this section do not extend to any person alleged to have committed any act of abuse or neglect of any elder or disabled adult or to any person who has aided and abetted any such act.
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