South Dakota 08A — Protection Of Children From Abuse Or Neglect
- 26-8A-1 — Purpose of chapter.
- 26-8A-2 — Abused or neglected child defined.
- 26-8A-3 — Persons required to report child abuse or neglected child--Intentional failure asmisdemeanor.
- 26-8A-4 — Additional persons to report death resulting from abuse or neglect--Intentional failureas misdemeanor.
- 26-8A-5 — Application of terms.
- 26-8A-6 — Report of abuse or neglect by hospital personnel--Failure as misdemeanor--Writtenpolicy required.
- 26-8A-7 — Child abuse or neglect reports by school personnel--Failure as misdemeanor--Writtenpolicy required.
- 26-8A-8 — Oral report of abuse or neglect--To whom made--Response report.
- 26-8A-9 — Investigation of oral report--Other action permitted--Appointment of attorney--Compensation.
- 26-8A-10 — Report to social services--Content.
- 26-8A-10.1 — Notice to child's parents of determination of abuse or neglect--Contents--Confidentiality.
- 26-8A-10.2 — Exception to notice requirement.
- 26-8A-11 — Request to amend, expunge information, or remove record of report--Administrativehearing--Decision.
- 26-8A-11.1 — Request for a hearing to release name of complainant in unsubstantiatedinvestigation.
- 26-8A-12 — Operation of central registry for abuse and neglect--Adoption of rules.
- 26-8A-12.1 — Abuse and neglect screening of head start employees and adoptive or foster parents.
- 26-8A-12.2 — Abuse and neglect screening required of certain Department of Human Servicesemployees--Prior written consent required.
- 26-8A-13 — Confidentiality of abuse or neglect information--Violation as misdemeanor--Releaseto certain parties.
- 26-8A-14 — Immunity from liability.
- 26-8A-15 — Communications not privileged in child abuse or neglect cases.
- 26-8A-16 — Photographs, videotapes, or other images, and medical examinations taken withoutconsent--Disposition.
- 26-8A-17 — Child protection teams.
- 26-8A-18 — Appointment of counsel--Duties of counsel--Assistance.
- 26-8A-19 — Abused and neglected child defense fund--Distribution to counties--Pro rata.
- 26-8A-20 — Appointment of representative of child's best interest--Duties.
- 26-8A-21 — Reasonable efforts to eliminate need for removal--Reasonable efforts to return childto home--Determining adequacy of efforts.
- 26-8A-21.1 — Exceptions to § 26-8A-21.
- 26-8A-21.2 — Permanency hearing required if child is not to be returned to parents--Court todetermine placement--Final dispositional hearing.
- 26-8A-22 — Final decree of disposition--Permitted disposition when parental rights notterminated--Annual permanency hearing for child in foster care.
- 26-8A-22.1 — Court to require instruction in parenting as part of sentence in certain convictions.
- 26-8A-23 — Court-ordered medical, psychological or psychiatric treatment of spiritually-treatedchild.
- 26-8A-24 — Periodic review hearings of foster care status--Petition for judicial action.
- 26-8A-25 — Criteria for determining continued placement of child separate from home.
- 26-8A-26 — Termination of parental rights--Return of child to parents or continued placement--Annual permanency hearing for child in foster care.
- 26-8A-26.1 — Additional reasons for termination of parental rights.
- 26-8A-27 — Final decree of disposition terminating all parental rights of one or both parents--Custody of child.
- 26-8A-28 — Notice of order or final decree--Service--Appeal.
- 26-8A-29 — Continuing jurisdiction over abused or neglected child.
- 26-8A-29.1 — Request for hearing by relative denied adoptive placement--Time limits--Intervention.
- 26-8A-30 — Testimony of child by closed circuit television--Hearing to determine necessity.
- 26-8A-31 — Persons allowed to be present during closed circuit television testimony--Display ofdefendant's image in room where witness testifies.
- 26-8A-32 — Due regard to be afforded Indian Child Welfare Act.
- 26-8A-33 — Proceeding involving child covered by Indian Child Welfare Act.