South Dakota statute
SDCL § 26-7A-32 — Lien against property of parents for payment of court-appointed attorney--Exceptions--Limitation
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 7A: Juvenile Court, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 26-7A-32
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.
There is hereby created a lien, enforceable as provided in chapter 23A-40, upon all the property, both real and personal, of the parents, jointly or severally, of any child involved in proceedings under this chapter or chapter 26-8A, 26-8B, or 26-8C to repay funds paid by the county for a court-appointed attorney for the child's parents or by the county or the state for the child. The county, on behalf of the county or the state, shall have a claim against the parents and their estates, jointly or severally, as provided in chapter 23A-40.
However, except in the case of informal adjustment or suspended imposition of adjudication, no lien or claim against the parents of a child may be created or may arise if the child is not adjudicated to be an abused or neglected child, a child in need of supervision or a delinquent child at the completion of the adjudicatory hearing and the proceedings are terminated.
The lien and claim on the property of the parents of a child pursuant to this section may not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars plus an amount equal to any taxable court costs. This limit does not apply to any claim or lien against the parents of a child adjudicated to be an abused or neglected child.
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