South Dakota criminal code — chapter
Chapter 9: Contributing To Delinquency Or Dependency
Chapter 9 of Title 26: Minors, South Dakota Codified Laws. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Chapter 9
- SDCL § 26-9-1 — Contributing to abuse, neglect, or delinquency or causing child to become child in need of supervision as misdemeanor
- SDCL § 26-9-2 — Short terms used to describe offenses
- SDCL § 26-9-3 — Original jurisdiction of prosecutions
- SDCL § 26-9-4 — Probation officers authorized to file complaints--Assistance by state's attorney--General powers of state's attorney unimpaired
- SDCL § 26-9-5 — Interpretation and construction in prosecutions under chapter
- SDCL § 26-9-6 — Actual abuse, neglect, or delinquency not required for conviction
- SDCL § 26-9-7 — Liberal construction for protection of child
- SDCL § 26-9-8 — Criminal proceedings under other laws not prevented
- SDCL § 26-9-9 — Consistency with other laws for support and protection of children
- SDCL § 26-9-10 — Proceedings under chapter not prevented by similar laws--Duplicate prosecutions considered in mitigation
- SDCL § 26-9-11 — Suspension, stay, or postponement of sentence--Release from custody on condition
- SDCL § 26-9-12 — Abused or neglected child left in custody of person under suspended sentence--Conditions of suspension
- SDCL § 26-9-13 — Enforcement of sentence after suspension or stay--Commencement of jail term
- SDCL § 26-9-14 — Maximum period of suspension or stay of sentence--Release and discharge on compliance with terms
- SDCL § 26-9-15 — Security for child support required after conviction for contributory abuse or contributory neglect--Forfeiture on failure to comply with conditions
- SDCL § 26-9-16 — Separate suit not required to recover on bond--Order to show cause--Judgment on bond
- SDCL § 26-9-17 — Disposition of recovery on bond
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.