S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-92

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 26-7A-92 - Guardian of placed child

In every case under this chapter and chapters 26-8B and 26-8C, if the child is committed to the Department of Corrections, the court shall appoint the secretary of corrections as guardian of the person of the child. If the court places the child at the Human Services Center, the court shall appoint the secretary of the Department of Social Services as guardian of the person of the child.

SDCL 26-7A-92

SDC 1939, §§ 43.0311, 43.0312; SL 1991, ch 217, § 86B; SDCL § 26-8-38; SL 1996, ch 172, § 6; SL 1998, ch 159, §1; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1), § 163, eff. Apr. 12, 2011.