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S.D. Codified Laws § 26-7A-47

Service of summons

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case In re R.P. (1993)

Most recently applied in Interest of N.K., Jr. and S.K. (October 2024)

Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0306; SL 1991, ch 217, § 59B; SDCL, § 26-8-15.

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The summons shall be served in the same manner as personal service of summons according to the rules of civil procedure or by publication as provided in this chapter not less than five days before the date of the hearing on the petition and shall be served as follows:

(1) On the child if the child is an alleged child in need of supervision or an alleged delinquent child or is a child who is apparently emancipated or is living independently and not residing with a parent, guardian, or custodian; and

(2) On the other persons or parties named in the summons.

Proofs of service, made according to the rules of civil procedure, shall be filed with the court before commencement of the hearing on the petition.

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