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2021 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 27A - Mentally Ill Persons
Chapter 15 - Treatment Of Minors
Section 27A-15-35 - Appointment of counsel--Conflict of interest.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 27A-15-35 (2021)
27A-15-35. Appointment of counsel--Conflict of interest.
If upon completion of the evaluation required in §27A-10-6, it is determined that a hearing shall be held and the minor has not retained his own attorney, the chairman of the board of mental illness which will be holding the hearing shall immediately appoint counsel for the minor. In no case shall the minor's attorney be a person who, in the previous two years, has advised or represented the person seeking commitment or who would otherwise have a conflict of interest.
Source: SL 1991, ch 220, §325.
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