No police officer or sheriff may release a person charged with assaulting a person in a relationship described in § 25-10-3.1, or violating a protection order, as provided for in this chapter, without providing notice to a committing magistrate judge or circuit court. A committing magistrate judge or circuit court shall determine if bond or other conditions of release are necessary for the protection of the alleged victim.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-10-40
Restrictions on release of person charged with domestic abuse
Known as the Protection from Domestic Abuse Act
The act spans §§ 25-10-1 to 25-10-9 (55 sections).
Source: SL 1985, ch 199, § 1; SDCL § 23A-43-4.1; SL 2002, ch 19, § 1; SL 2014, ch 125, § 8.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.