2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 13 - Costs Of Care And Treatment In State Facilities
Section 27A-13-33 - Accrual of state or county claim--Commencement during life of patient--Past claims.

27A-13-33. Accrual of state or county claim--Commencement during life of patient--Past claims.

The statute of limitations upon any claim of the county or state for expense of care of the mentally ill as provided herein may not commence to run until the death of the mentally ill patient, but action may be begun at any time during the life of the mentally ill person. This chapter does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before July 1, 1975.

Source: SDC 1939, §30.0120; SL 1951, ch 155; SL 1961, ch 154; SL 1964, ch 104, §14; SDCL, §§27-9-13, 27-9-16; SL 1975, ch 181, §§125, 127; SL 1991, ch 220, §273.

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