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2020 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 24 - Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole
Chapter 11 - Jails
Section 24-11-49 - Involuntary treatment of prisoners with psychotropic medication.
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SD Codified L § 24-11-49 (2020)
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24-11-49. Involuntary treatment of prisoners with psychotropic medication.
A prisoner may be involuntarily treated with psychotropic medication if it is determined, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, that the prisoner suffers from a severe mental illness as defined in §27A-1-1, which is likely to improve with treatment, and that without treatment the inmate poses a likelihood of serious harm to self or others.
Source: SL 2013, ch 115, §1.
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