Sixty days after the emergency services provider or licensed child placement agency accepts physical custody of the newborn, a hearing must be held in circuit court to terminate parental rights.
S.D. Codified Laws § 25-5A-35
Surrender of newborn--Parental rights termination hearing
Source: SL 2001, ch 132, § 9; SL 2004, ch 2, § 7; SL 2025, ch 107, § 10.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.