South Dakota statute
SDCL § 25-10-12.2 — Filing of foreign violence protection order--Affidavit--Entry in database--Fee
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 10: Protection From Domestic Abuse, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 25-10-12.2
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 entitled to protection under a foreign domestic violence protection order may file the foreign order in the office of any clerk of a circuit court in this state. The person filing the foreign order shall also file with the clerk of a circuit court an affidavit certifying the validity and status of the order and attesting to the person's belief that the order has not been amended, rescinded, or superseded by any orders from a court of competent jurisdiction. If a foreign order is filed under this section, the clerk of a circuit court shall enter the order in the law enforcement protection order database. Filing of a foreign order under this section is not a prerequisite to the order's enforcement in this state. No fee may be assessed for filing the foreign order.
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