The taking of any child into temporary custody under this chapter or chapter 26-8A, 26-8B, or 26-8C is not an arrest and does not constitute a police record.
S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-22
Temporary custody not an arrest
Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0320 as enacted by SL 1968, ch 164, § 14; SL 1991, ch 217, § 23B; SDCL, § 26-8-19.7.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.