South Dakota § 26-8B-4 - Community response team recommendation--Plan of disposition.
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§ 26-8B-4. Community response team recommendation--Plan of disposition.
If a community response team as defined in § 26-8D-1 has been established, following any advisory or initial hearing, the court may seek recommendations for community-based interventions and rehabilitative resources from the team. Following adjudication of a child in need of supervision and prior to any disposition to the Department of Corrections, the court may seek a recommendation for a viable community alternative disposition from the team. If the team is unable to provide any recommendation within seven days of the referral, the court may exercise its discretion and make a disposition decision without the input of the team, pursuant to § 26-8B-6. In all cases, the court may adopt the recommendation of the team in part, in full, or reject the recommendation of the team in its entirety.
Following adjudication of a child as a child in need of supervision, the court may continue the case and may require a court services officer to present to the court a plan of disposition.
Source: SL 1974, ch 179, § 3; SL 1977, ch 208, § 1; SL 1991, ch 217, § 144B; SDCL § 26-8-40.3; SL 2015, ch 152, § 17, eff. Jan. 1, 2016; SL 2023, ch 87, § 3.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-8B-4 ("Community response team recommendation--Plan of disposition.") 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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