2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 10 - Emergency Commitment
Section 27A-10-24 - Report to attorney general of certain names for reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

27A-10-24. Report to attorney general of certain names for reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

If the board of mental illness orders an involuntary commitment based on a finding pursuant to §27A-10-9.1 that the person is a danger to self as defined in subdivision 27A-1-1(7)(a) or a danger to others as defined in subdivision 27A-1-1(6), the chair of the board shall report to the attorney general for reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System the involuntarily committed person's name and other identifying information. The chair shall submit the report to the attorney general, in the manner and form prescribed by the attorney general, within seven working days after the date of the final order of involuntary commitment. The report may not include information relating to the person's diagnosis or treatment.

Source: SL 2014, ch 113, §1.

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