If the court finds that personal service as provided in § 25-5A-11 cannot be accomplished, the court shall publish notice of the time, place, and purpose of the hearing as provided in § 26-7A-48. The form and wording of notice shall be prescribed by the court.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-12
Service by publication and mail
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re the Termination of Parental Rights Over Boy K. (1996)
Most recently applied in In Re the Termination of Parental Rights Over Boy K. (March 1996)
Source: SL 1971, ch 165, § 6 (4); SL 1973, ch 164, § 2; SL 1991, ch 217, § 168.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.