A report made pursuant to § 26-8A-8 to the Department of Social Services shall include the name, address, date and place of birth of the child, the name and address of the child's parents, guardian, custodian, or responsible persons, the date of the report, and the suspected or proven instances of child abuse or neglect as defined in § 26-8A-2. The Department of Social Services shall be the central registry for such information.
S.D. Codified Laws § 26-8A-10
Report to social services--Content
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Alma v. State, Department of Social Services Office of Child Protection Services (2003)
Most recently applied in Small v. State (March 2003)
Source: SL 1973, ch 172, § 4; SL 1975, ch 179, § 5; SL 1980, ch 192, § 3; SL 1980, ch 193, § 2; SL 1984, ch 192, § 8; SL 1991, ch 217, § 119B; SDCL, § 26-10-12.2.
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.