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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 10 - Emergency Commitment
Section 27A-10-22 - Discretion of law enforcement officer to arrest--Priority given to placement.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 27A-10-22 (2021)
27A-10-22. Discretion of law enforcement officer to arrest--Priority given to placement.
The provisions of §27A-10-21 do not limit the law enforcement officer's discretion in arresting a person for a criminal offense. However, the law enforcement officer shall give priority to placing a severely mentally ill person who has also committed a misdemeanor offense in a mental health facility and a person intoxicated or incapacitated by the effects of alcohol or drugs, as defined by §34-20A-2, who has also committed a misdemeanor offense in a detoxification facility.
Source: SL 2010, ch 142, §2.
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