South Dakota § 34-12D-24 - Standing to bring injunctive relief against person believed to be about to assist in suicide.
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§ 34-12D-24. Standing to bring injunctive relief against person believed to be about to assist in suicide.
A cause of action for injunctive relief may be maintained against any person who is reasonably believed to be about to violate or who is in the course of violating § 22-16-37 by any person who is:
(1) The spouse, parent, child, sibling, legally appointed guardian, or conservator of the person who would commit suicide;
(2) Entitled to inherit under the laws of intestate succession from the person who would commit suicide or the beneficiary under a life insurance policy of the person who would commit suicide;
(3) Any health care provider of the person who would commit suicide;
(4) Any public official with appropriate jurisdiction to prosecute or enforce the laws of this state.
Source: SDCL § 22-16-37.2; SL 2005, ch 120, §§ 169, 170.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 34-12D-24 ("Standing to bring injunctive relief against person believed to be about to assist in suicide.") 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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