South Dakota statute
SDCL § 26-9-7 — Liberal construction for protection of child
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 § 26-9-7
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.
This chapter and chapters 26-7A, 26-8A, 26-8B, and 26-8C shall be liberally construed in favor of the state for the purposes of the protection of the child from neglect or omission of parental duty toward the child by its parents, as well as to protect the children of the state from the effects of the improper conduct, acts, or the bad example of any person or persons whomsoever, which may be calculated to cause, encourage, or contribute to the dependency or delinquency of children, although such persons are in no way related to the child.
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