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2019 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 22 - Crimes
Chapter 22A - Offenses Against The Family
§ 22-22A-4 Removal of minor from state for adoption prohibited until parents' consent or termination of rights--Violation as felony.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 22-22A-4 (2019)
22-22A-4. Removal of minor from state for adoption prohibited until parents' consent or termination of rights--Violation as felony. No person other than a legal or putative parent may remove or aid in the removal of any minor from the State of South Dakota for the purpose of adoption until a valid consent to adopt or termination of parental rights has been obtained from all legal and putative parents. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.
Source: SL 1977, ch 205, § 4; SL 1992, ch 158, § 5; SDCL, § 25-5A-7.1; SL 2006, ch 130, § 9.
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