South Dakota § 26-9-15 - Security for child support required after conviction for contributory abuse or contributory neglect--Forfeiture on failure to comply with conditions.
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§ 26-9-15. Security for child support required after conviction for contributory abuse or contributory neglect--Forfeiture on failure to comply with conditions.
Any person found guilty under this chapter of contributory abuse or contributory neglect may be required to furnish a good and sufficient bond to the state in such penal sum as the court shall determine, not exceeding one thousand dollars, conditioned for the payment of such amount as the court may order, not exceeding seventy-five dollars per month, for the support, care, and maintenance of the child to whose abuse or neglect such person has contributed, such sum to be expended under the directions and orders of the court for the purposes mentioned. Such bond may be forfeited upon a failure to comply with any conditions as well as upon the failure to pay any amount required for the maintenance of such child.
Source: SDC 1939, § 43.0403; SL 1965, ch 177; SL 1993, ch 206, § 7.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26-9-15 ("Security for child support required after conviction for contributory abuse or contributory neglect--Forfeiture on failure to comply with conditions.") 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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