South Dakota statute
SDCL § 26-9-12 — Abused or neglected child left in custody of person under suspended sentence--Conditions of suspension
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 9: Contributing To Delinquency Or Dependency, South Dakota Codified Laws.
Full text of SDCL § 26-9-12
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.
The court may permit any child to remain in the custody of the person found guilty of contributing to its abuse or neglect, under such suspended sentence, upon such conditions for the treatment and care of such child as may seem to the court to be for its best welfare, or as may be calculated to secure obedience to the law or to remove the cause of such abuse or neglect, and while such conditions are accepted and complied with by any such person, such sentence may remain suspended subject to be enforced upon the violation of any of the conditions imposed by the court.
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