South Dakota statute
SDCL § 26-7A-97 — Order or decree of guardianship of child--Certified copy as authority for custody--Social studies, clinical reports, and other information transmitted with order
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-97
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 child adjudicated to be an abused or neglected child, a child in need of supervision or a delinquent child, as defined, respectively, in chapter 26-8A, 26-8B, or 26-8C, and awarded by the court to a guardian, institution, or association, shall be held by the guardian, institution, or association by virtue of the order or decree entered of record in the case. The clerk of courts shall issue to the guardian, institution, or association a certified copy of the order or decree of the court as proof of the authority of the guardian, institution, or association over the child. No other process need issue to warrant the keeping of the child. The clerk of courts shall transmit copies of the social study, any clinical reports, and other information pertinent to the care and treatment of the child to the guardian, institution, or association with the commitment order or decree.
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