When necessary, in cases where a delinquency charge against a child would otherwise constitute a felony, the circuit court may direct that such child be kept in proper custody until an information or complaint may be filed against him as in other cases under the criminal laws of this state.
S.D. Codified Laws § 26-11-3
Circuit court direction to hold child in custody until felony charge filed
Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0318; SL 1961, ch 214, § 1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.