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2022 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 34 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 20A - Treatment And Prevention Of Alcohol And Drug Abuse
Section 34-20A-63 - Emergency detainment--Grounds.
Universal Citation: SD Codified L § 34-20A-63 (2022)
34-20A-63. Emergency detainment--Grounds.
An intoxicated person may be detained in an approved treatment facility for emergency treatment if the person:
(1)Has threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical harm on oneself or on another or is likely to inflict physical harm on another unless detained;
(2)Is incapacitated by the effects of alcohol or drugs; or
(3)Is pregnant and abusing alcohol or drugs.
A refusal to undergo treatment does not constitute evidence of lack of judgment as to the need for treatment.
Source: SL 1974, ch 240, §11 (a); SL 1985, ch 277, §14; SL 1998, ch 204, §1; SL 2022, ch 108, §5.
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