No person other than a legal or putative parent may remove or aid in the removal of any minor from the State of South Dakota for the purpose of adoption until a valid consent to adopt or termination of parental rights has been obtained from all legal and putative parents. A violation of this section is a Class 6 felony.
S.D. Codified Laws § 22-22A-4
Removal of minor from state for adoption prohibited until parents' consent or termination of rights--Violation as felony
Source: SL 1977, ch 205, § 4; SL 1992, ch 158, § 5; SDCL, § 25-5A-7.1; SL 2006, ch 130, § 9.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.