South Dakota statute
SDCL § 26-7A-45 — Failure to appear before the court--Contempt
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-45
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.
If the party having custody of an alleged child in need of supervision or alleged delinquent child, without reasonable cause, fails to bring the child before the court and to appear in person or by attorney with the child as required by the summons, the party may be proceeded against as in a case of civil contempt.
If the summons requires the party having custody of an alleged abused or neglected child to appear either in person or by attorney with the child at the time, date, and place stated in the summons and the child is in the custody of the party and not previously taken into temporary custody, the party having custody of the child shall produce the child before the court. If the party having custody of the child, without reasonable cause, fails to bring the child before the court and to appear, in person or by attorney, with the child, the party may be proceeded against as in a case of civil contempt.
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