2016 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27B - DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS
Chapter 07 - Commitment And Board-Ordered Care Of Developmentally Disabled Persons
§ 27B-7-41 Counsel to represent subject--Procedural rights.
27B-7-41. Counsel to represent subject--Procedural rights. The person alleged to meet the criteria for board-ordered commitment shall be represented by counsel. Such representation is not subject to waiver, and the person is entitled:
(1) To be present at the hearing;
(2) To obtain a continuance in order to adequately prepare a case;
(3) To present documents and witnesses;
(4) To cross-examine witnesses; and
(5) To require testimony in person from the psychiatrist or psychologist who performed the evaluation required in 27B-7-28.
Source: SL 2000, ch 131, ยง 73.
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