A parent or guardian shall be entitled to the issuance of compulsory process for the attendance of witnesses on his own behalf or on behalf of the child. Upon application to the court, compulsory process shall be issued for the attendance of witnesses on behalf of the child.
S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-39
Compulsory process for attendance of defense witnesses
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re the Guardianship of S.M.N. (2010)
Most recently applied in In Re the Guardianship of S.M.N. (April 2010)
Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0327 as added by SL 1968, ch 164, § 16; SDCL, § 26-8-32.1.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.