South Dakota § 34-20A-81 Maximum period of involuntary commitment--Discharge or recommitment.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 34-20A-81 — Maximum period of involuntary commitment--Discharge or recommitment.

South Dakota § 34-20A-81

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-81 (2026).

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Any person committed under § 34-20A-70 shall remain in for treatment for a period not to exceed ninety days unless sooner discharged. At the end of the ninety - day period, he shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator or an authorized designee of the facility to which the patient is committed prior to expiration of the period obtains a court order for recommitment upon the grounds set forth in § 34-20A-70 for a further period of ninety days unless sooner discharged.

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Any person committed under § 34-20A-70 shall remain in for treatment for a period not to exceed ninety days unless sooner discharged. At the end of the ninety - day period, he shall be discharged automatically unless the administrator or an authorized designee of the facility to which the patient is committed prior to expiration of the period obtains a court order for recommitment upon the grounds set forth in § 34-20A-70 for a further period of ninety days unless sooner discharged.