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S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-34

Surrender of newborn--Definitions

Source: SL 2001, ch 132, § 8; SL 2025, ch 107, § 9.

For the purposes of §§ 25-5A-27 to 25-5A-35, inclusive, the following terms mean:

(1) "Emergency services provider":

(a) An ambulance service licensed in accordance with chapter 34-11;

(b) A fire department;

(c) A health care facility licensed in accordance with chapter 34-12; or

(d) A law enforcement agency; and

(2) "Newborn," a child who appears to be sixty days of age or younger.

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