South Dakota Statutes
§ 27A-12-1 — Individual privacy and dignity to be respected.
South Dakota § 27A-12-1
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 27AMENTALLY ILL PERSONS
Ch. 27A-12CARE, TREATMENT, AND RIGHTS OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-12-1 (2026).
Text
Each person has the right to a humane environment that affords appropriate individual privacy, individual dignity and reasonable protection from harm. These rights shall be respected at all times and upon all occasions, including any occasion when the person is taken into custody, detained, or transported in accordance with the provisions of this title.
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Related
In re S.L.
419 N.W.2d 689 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1988)
Gates v. Black Hills Health Care Systems
997 F. Supp. 2d 1024 (D. South Dakota, 2014)
Matter of SL
419 N.W.2d 689 (South Dakota Supreme Court, 1988)
Tornquist v. State of South Dakota
(D. South Dakota, 2024)
Legislative History
SL 1975, ch 181, § 3; SDCL Supp, § 27-1-7; SL 1991, ch 220, § 166.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 27A-1-1
Definitions.§ 27A-1-10
Mental health setting.§ 27A-1-11
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 149, § 7.§ 27A-1-12
Definitions.§ 27A-1-15
Content of contract for treatment.§ 27A-1-18
Designation of caregiver to receive information regarding resident of treatment facilities.§ 27A-1-2
Involuntary commitment.§ 27A-1-7
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 27A-12-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/27A-12-1.