South Dakota Statutes
§ 36-32-77 — Client's violent behavior--Duty to warn.
South Dakota § 36-32-77
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Bluebook
S.D. Codified Laws § 36-32-77 (2026).
Text
No cause of action may arise against any licensed professional counselor or licensed professional counselor--mental health for failing to warn of or protect others from a client's threatened behaviors or for failing to predict, warn or protect others from a client's violent behavior except if the client has communicated to the professional counselor or professional counselor--mental health a serious threat of physical violence against an identifiable victim. The duty to warn or to take reasonable precautions to provide protection from violent behavior arises only under the limited circumstances specified in this section.
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Legislative History
SL 2020, ch 165, § 31.
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Bluebook (online)
South Dakota § 36-32-77, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/36-32-77.