2011 South Dakota Code
Title 33A VETERANS AFFAIRS
Chapter 03. Veterans' Guardianships
§33A-3-8 Commitment by court of another state--Operation and effect.

33A-3-8. Commitment by court of another state--Operation and effect. The judgment or order of commitment by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state or of the District of Columbia, committing a person to the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs, or other agency of the United States government for care or treatment has the same force and effect as to the committed person while in this state as in the jurisdiction in which is situated the court entering the judgment or making the order. The courts of the committing state, or of the District of Columbia, retain jurisdiction of the person so committed for the purpose of inquiring into the mental condition of the person, and of determining the necessity for continuance of the person's restraint as provided in § 33A-3-5 with respect to persons committed by the courts of this state. Consent is hereby given to the application of the law of the committing state or district in respect to the authority of the chief officer of any facility of the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs, or of any institution operated in this state by any other agency of the United States to retain custody, or transfer, parole, or discharge the committed person.

Source: SL 1943, ch 136, § 18; SDC Supp 1960, § 35.1918 (2); SL 1993, ch 213, § 181; SDCL § 30-33-8; SL 1995, ch 167, § 175; SL 2007, ch 187, § 190; § 33-17A-8; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 20, eff. Apr 12, 2011.