South Dakota § 26-6-23.1 - Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence.
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§ 26-6-23.1. Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence.
The department may revoke or refuse to issue or renew the license or registration certificate of any child welfare agency if the owner or operator of the agency, a staff member, a member of the facility owner's family residing at the facility, or any other resident of the facility has been found guilty of an offense involving abuse or neglect of a child or violence against a person or who has a substantiated report of abuse or neglect as defined by the department by rule or whose name appears on a report from any other state's central registry of abuse or neglect.
Source: SL 1988, ch 211, § 2; SL 1989, ch 225; SL 1991, ch 217, § 172; SL 1992, ch 181.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-6-23.1 ("Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence.") is part of the South Dakota Codified Laws, the codified statutory law of South Dakota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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