South Dakota Statutes
§ 27A-7-4 — Board jurisdiction over commitment, treatment, and safekeeping of involuntarily committed persons.
South Dakota § 27A-7-4
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 27A-7-4 (2026).
Text
The board of mental illness has jurisdiction over all applications or petitions for involuntary commitment, for the treatment of any involuntarily committed person, or for the safekeeping otherwise of any person subject to involuntary commitment within its county, except in cases otherwise specially provided for. The board may issue subpoenas and compel obedience to any subpoena, and do any act of a court necessary and proper in the premises for the purpose of discharging the duties required of it.
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Legislative History
SDC 1939, § 30.0104; SDCL § 27-6-5; SL 1991, ch 220, § 41; SL 2012, ch 149, § 9.
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Repealed by SL 2012, ch 149, § 7.§ 27A-1-12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-7-4, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/27A-7-4.