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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-29

Surrender of newborn--Termination of parental rights--Ward

Source: SL 2001, ch 132, § 3; SL 2025, ch 107, § 4.

Fourteen days after a parent surrenders a newborn to an emergency services provider or a licensed child placement agency, as provided in § 25-5A-27:

(1) The parent's rights with respect to the newborn are terminated; and

(2) The legal and physical custody of the newborn is assumed:

(a) By the state; or

(b) By the licensed child placement agency, if the newborn was surrendered to an agency.

Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.