South Dakota statute
SDCL § 26-11-5.1 — Provision for notice to school officials and parent or guardian by law enforcement agency where student suspected of violating state drug or alcohol laws or of threatening violence
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 11: Criminal Proceedings Against Minors, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 26-11-5.1
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.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a law enforcement agency may provide notice of an incident within its jurisdiction to public or nonpublic school officials and to the parent or guardian of a school student if the incident is one in which the agency has probable cause to believe the school student has violated any provision of state law involving alcohol, illegal drugs, firearms, or bomb threats, or has made any threat of violence relating to any school or its students, employees, or property. However, if there is a prolonged criminal investigation and revealing information would jeopardize a successful conclusion to the case, the law enforcement agency may provide the notice at some later appropriate time. The notice shall be in writing.
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