South Dakota § 34-20A-56 Protective custody procedure--Duty of detaining officer--No arrest or record.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-20A-56 — Protective custody procedure--Duty of detaining officer--No arrest or record.

South Dakota § 34-20A-56

Title 34PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 34-20TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE

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S.D. Codified Laws § 34-20A-56 (2026).

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Any law enforcement officer, in detaining a person pursuant to § 34-20A-55 and in taking the person to an approved treatment facility for emergency detainment, is taking the person into protective custody and shall make every reasonable effort to protect the person's health and safety. In taking the person into protective custody, the detaining officer may take reasonable steps to protect the officer's person. A taking into protective custody under this section is not an arrest. No entry or other record may be made to indicate that the person has been arrested or charged with a crime.

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Any law enforcement officer, in detaining a person pursuant to § 34-20A-55 and in taking the person to an approved treatment facility for emergency detainment, is taking the person into protective custody and shall make every reasonable effort to protect the person's health and safety. In taking the person into protective custody, the detaining officer may take reasonable steps to protect the officer's person. A taking into protective custody under this section is not an arrest. No entry or other record may be made to indicate that the person has been arrested or charged with a crime.