There is a newer version of the South Dakota Codified Laws
2011 South Dakota Code
Title 26 MINORS
Chapter 07A. Juvenile Court
§26-7A-36 Hearings closed unless court compelled otherwise--Exceptions.
SD Codified L § 26-7A-36 (through 2011) What's This?
26-7A-36. Hearings closed unless court compelled otherwise--Exceptions. All hearings in actions under this chapter and chapter 26-8A, 26-8B, or 26-8C are closed unless the court finds compelling reasons to require otherwise. However, all pleadings and hearings shall be open and a matter of public record if a juvenile is summoned into court for an offense which if committed by an adult would constitute a crime of violence as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(9) or a crime involving a drug offense in violation of § 22-42-2 or 22-42-3, and at the time of the offense the juvenile was sixteen years of age or older.
Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0327; SL 1968, ch 164, § 16; SL 1991, ch 217, § 45B; SDCL, § 26-8-32; SL 1996, ch 174.
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