South Dakota Statutes
§ 27A-12-27.3 — Immunity from liability for good faith detention.
South Dakota § 27A-12-27.3
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-12-27.3 (2026).
Text
The detention of a person in good faith and not in excess of the period of time specified in § 27A-12-27.2 may not render any law enforcement official, agency, institution, board, court, physician, inpatient facility, or staff detaining the person liable in any criminal or civil action for false arrest or false imprisonment.
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Legislative History
SL 2016, ch 147, § 4.
Nearby Sections
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§ 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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 149, § 7.§ 27A-1-12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-12-27.3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/27A-12-27.3.